开天辟地

Traditional: 開天闢地

kāi tiān pì dì

Dictionary entry

(lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth) (idiom)

What does 开天辟地 mean?

开天辟地 (kāi tiān pì dì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth) (idiom)

2(fig.) unprecedented; first of its kind

Character breakdown

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开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 天tiānday · sky 辟bì(literary) king; monarch · (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

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开天辟地

kāi tiān pì dì

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