上天入地 in English shang4 tian1 ru4 di4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to go to great lengths
  • to search heaven and earth

Simplified Characters

上 天 入 地

Traditional Characters

上 天 入 地

Pinyin

shang4 tian1 ru4 di4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 天tian1day 入ru4to enter 地di4-ly