dài​tiān​lǚ​dì

to live in this world

  • created sense approved 戴天履地 · dài​tiān​lǚ​dì · to live in this world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    戴天履地

    dài​tiān​lǚ​dì

    to live in this world

    To have one's head under the sky and one's feet on the ground; to live in the world

    戴 (literal) → 戴 · dài · to carry on the head 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 履 (literal) → 履 · lǚ · to tread on 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth

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  • created sense approved 戴天履地 · dài​tiān​lǚ​dì · great favor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    戴天履地

    dài​tiān​lǚ​dì

    great favor

    A metaphor for receiving immense kindness or favor as high as the sky and as deep as the earth.

    戴 (literal) → 戴 · dài · to carry on the head 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 履 (literal) → 履 · lǚ · to tread on 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth

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