yī zhù qíng tiān

一柱擎天 (yī zhù qíng tiān) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom); fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders

Characters in 一柱擎天

一yī · one柱zhù · pillar擎qíng · to raise; to hold up; to lift up天tiān · day

Related words

一one一个a; an; one天day一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)今天today一直straight (in a straight line)一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely第一first

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