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開天闢地 (hoi1 tin1 pik1 dei6) — when the sky and the earth were split in the creation of the world in Cantonese

hoiˉ¹開tinˉ¹天pikˉ¹闢deiˍ₆地
简 开天辟地
Mandarin Pinyin: kai1 tian1 pi4 di4

Meaning of 開天闢地

nounwhen the sky and the earth were split in the creation of the world

Characters in 開天闢地

開hoi1
depart; leave; start
天tin1
/tin1/
闢pik1
open up; develop; lay out; launch
地dei6
earth; land; soil; ground

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