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开天辟地
開天闢地
kāitiānpìdì
1. to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu [[盤古|盘古<Pángǔ>]] creation myth

Character Breakdown

开
kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
HSK 1 4 丶
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1 4 丶
辟
pì
law, rule; to open up, to develop
HSK 6 13 丶
地
de
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb
HSK 3 6 丶

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