Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    literally to support the sky as a single pillar

    yī
    一
    zhù
    柱
    qíng
    擎
    tiān
    天
    一柱擎天
    yī zhù qíng tiān

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally to support the sky as a single pillar
    • fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    柱
    zhù
    pillar / CL:根[gēn]
    擎
    qíng
    to raise (hand)
    天
    tiān
    day / sky / heaven
    Data is based on CC-CEDICT. See the full data in action here MDBG Chinese-English dictionary.

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