胡天胡帝

hútiānhúdì
  1. with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom)
  2. reckless
  3. intemperate

CEDICT

语本《诗经．鄘风．君子偕老》：「胡然而天也？胡然而地也？」后以胡天胡帝形容服饰、容貌之美，如同天神，令人尊敬崇仰。《隋唐演义．第八○回》：「洵矣胡天胡帝，果然倾国倾城。」后亦形容任意胡为，不知检点。清．况周颐《蕙风词话．卷一．三十三》：「至乃零乱拉杂，胡天胡帝。其言中之意，读者不能知，作者亦不蕲其知。」也作「胡天胡地」。

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Entry Composition

=1 胡天 Hútiān Zoroastrianism
=1 胡天 hútiān Zoroastrianism
=2 胡 hú
  1. non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
  2. reckless
  3. outrageous
  4. what?
  5. why?
  6. to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和 hú)
=2 胡 hú used in 胡同 hútòng
=2 胡 hú
  1. beard
  2. mustache
  3. whiskers
3 帝 dì emperor

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  2. reckless
  3. outrageous
  4. what?
  5. why?
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志明真的很扯，每次打麻將都胡最後一把。

Chih-ming’s insane — he always wins the last round in mahjong.

Source: Tatoeba

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