created reference approved 天外有天 → 人外有人 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
天外有天 tiānwàiyǒutiān
人外有人 rénwàiyǒurén
synonym
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created reference approved 天外有天 → 山外有山 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
天外有天 tiānwàiyǒutiān
山外有山 shānwàiyǒushān
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 天外有天 · tiānwàiyǒutiān · limitless horizons — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
天外有天
tiānwàiyǒutiān
limitless horizons
The pursuit of knowledge or skill has no end; there is always a higher level of achievement to strive for.
天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 外 (literal) → 外 · wài · outside 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky
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created sense approved 天外有天 · tiānwàiyǒutiān · there is always someone better — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
天外有天
tiānwàiyǒutiān
there is always someone better
There are always more capable or talented people than oneself; used to caution against arrogance or to emphasize that skill is relative.
天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 外 (literal) → 外 · wài · outside 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition