上天入地

shàng tiān rù dì

Dictionary entry

lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)

What does 上天入地 mean?

上天入地 (shàng tiān rù dì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)

2fig. to go to great lengths

3to search heaven and earth

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上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]天tiānday · sky 入rùto enter; to go into · to join; to become a member of 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

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上天入地

shàng tiān rù dì

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