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天上下刀子
tiānshàngxiàdāozi
1. lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
2. fig. (even if) the sky crumbles

Character Breakdown

天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1 4 丶
上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1 3 丶
下
xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
HSK 1 3 丶
刀
dāo
knife; old coin; measure
HSK 4 2 丶
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1 3 丶

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