- lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
- fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
Characters
- 一 (一): one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 柱 (柱): pillar; CL:根[gen1]
- 擎 (擎): to raise (hand)
- 天 (天): day; sky; heaven
Resources
- Wiktionary: 一柱擎天
- MDBG: 一柱擎天
- Examples with 一柱擎天 on Tatoeba
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