天上下刀子
tiān​shàng​xià​dāo​zi

even if the sky crumbles

  • created sense approved 天上下刀子 · tiān​shàng​xià​dāo​zi · even if the sky crumbles — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天上下刀子

    tiān​shàng​xià​dāo​zi

    even if the sky crumbles

    literally meaning "knives rain down from the sky"; used to describe a commitment to do something no matter how extreme or dangerous the circumstances become

    天上 (literal) → 天上 · tiān​shàng · sky 下刀子 (literal) → 下刀子 · xià​dāo​zi · to rain knives

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