天上下刀子 in English tian1 shang4 xia4 dao1 zi5 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) knives rain down from the sky (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically (even if) the sky crumbles

Simplified Characters

天 上 下 刀 子

Traditional Characters

天 上 下 刀 子

Pinyin

tian1 shang4 xia4 dao1 zi5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

天tian1day 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 下xia4down 刀dao1surname Dao 子zi5son