stand between heaven and earth(dài yuán lǚ fāng)
stand between heaven and earth
Dai yuanlvfang, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à iyu á NL à f à ng, which means to live in the world with the sky on your head and the ground on your feet. From Huainan Zi Ben Jing Xun.
Idiom explanation
Shoes: stepping on; circle, square: the ancients thought that the sky was round and the place was square.
The origin of Idioms
"Huainanzi · Ben Jing Xun": "Dai Yuanlu Fang, hold the watch and hold the rope."
Idiom usage
The same as Dai Tianlu.
Chinese PinYin : dài yuán lǚ fāng
stand between heaven and earth
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