bàn​biān​tiān HSK7

half the sky

  • created sense approved 半边天/半邊天 · bàn​biān​tiān · half the sky — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    半边天 / 半邊天

    bàn​biān​tiān

    half the sky

    half or a large part of the sky; used figuratively to describe a vast area or a far-reaching influence

    半边 (literal) → 半边/半邊 · bàn​biān · half 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky

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  • created sense approved 半边天/半邊天 · bàn​biān​tiān · womenfolk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    半边天 / 半邊天

    bàn​biān​tiān

    womenfolk

    women of the new society; used to describe women as a collective force that carries half the burden of society

    半边 (literal) → 半边/半邊 · bàn​biān · half 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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