It means that the sky is above and the earth is below; Metaphor plays an important role in maintaining a certain situation; It also describes a huge body.

The origin of the idiom: Volume 9 of Complete Works of Zhu: "The sage just wants to support this truth and teach him to support heaven and earth."

Pinyin [ā ji ā o j and n w ū]

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example sentence

1, the children followed the village head, as if clouds were supporting the sky and the earth in front, leaving a mysterious and awe-inspiring figure behind the distant "fortuneteller" ...

2, the so-called "two lines of text, supporting Tianzhu; A pair of couplets, commenting on the past and the present.

3, water vapor transpiration, like neon, with colorful, constantly rotating, like a giant umbrella, supporting Tianzhu.