上知天文,下知地理

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Chinese

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
 
to know; to be aware astronomy; celestial objects; the heavens
under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
to know; to be aware geography; geographical features; topography
trad. (上知天文,下知地理) 天文 地理
simp. #(上知天文,下知地理) 天文 地理
Literally: “know the astronomy above, and know the geography below”.

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上知天文,下知地理

  1. describes someone who is very learned; a polymath