up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
not; no | particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer |
day; sky; heaven | under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
not; no | particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer |
earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly | |||
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| trad. (上不著天，下不著地) | 上 | 不 | 著 | 天 | ， | 下 | 不 | 著 | 地 | |
| simp. (上不着天，下不着地) | 上 | 不 | 着 | 天 | ， | 下 | 不 | 着 | 地 | |
| Literally: “touch neither the sky nor the ground”. | ||||||||||
上不著天，下不著地