kāi​tiān​pì​dì HSK7

to split heaven and earth

  • created sense approved 开天辟地/開天闢地 · kāi​tiān​pì​dì · to split heaven and earth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开天辟地 / 開天闢地

    kāi​tiān​pì​dì

    to split heaven and earth

    Referring to the [[盘古|盤古|pan2 gu3]] creation myth; describes the beginning of the world.

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 辟 (literal) → 辟/闢 · pì · to open up 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 开天辟地/開天闢地 · kāi​tiān​pì​dì · unprecedented — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开天辟地 / 開天闢地

    kāi​tiān​pì​dì

    unprecedented

    Referring to a monumental event occurring for the first time in history

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 辟 (literal) → 辟/闢 · pì · to open up 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 开天辟地/開天闢地 · kāi​tiān​pì​dì · to pioneer — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开天辟地 / 開天闢地

    kāi​tiān​pì​dì

    to pioneer

    To create or found something entirely new; to mark the start of a new era or field

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 辟 (literal) → 辟/闢 · pì · to open up 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth

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

    created sense