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开天辟地
開天闢地
kāi
tiān
pì
dì
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu
盘古
Pán
gǔ
creation myth
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1
开
kāi
to open (transitive or intransitive)
(of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
(directional complement) away; off
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin,
开尔文
Kāi
ěr
wén
abbr. for
开本
kāi
běn
, book format
2
天
tiān
day
sky
heaven
=3
辟
pì
penal law
variant of
辟
pì
=3
辟
pì
to open (a door)
to open up (for development)
to dispel; to refute; to repudiate
(bound form) penetrating; incisive
4
地
dì
earth
ground
field
place
land
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