dēng​tiān

to ascend to heaven

  • created sense approved 登天 · dēng​tiān · to ascend to heaven — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    登天

    dēng​tiān

    to ascend to heaven

    To reach or go up to heaven (e.g. of immortals)

    登 (literal) → 登 · dēng · to ascend 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky

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  • created sense approved 登天 · dēng​tiān · extremely difficult — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    登天

    dēng​tiān

    extremely difficult

    To be extremely difficult; usually used in the phrase [[比登天还难|比登天還難|bi3 deng1 tian1 hai2 nan2]], meaning "harder than reaching heaven"

    登 (literal) → 登 · dēng · to ascend 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky

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  • created sense approved 登天 · dēng​tiān · to pass away — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    登天

    dēng​tiān

    to pass away

    (Euphemism) to die

    登 (literal) → 登 · dēng · to ascend 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky

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