very high
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ti ā ng ā OD ì Ji ǒ ng, which means to describe extremely high. It comes from the farewell preface to Tengwang Pavilion in Hongfu in autumn.
Notes on Idioms
Yuan: far away.
The origin of Idioms
Wang Bo of Tang Dynasty wrote farewell preface to Tengwang Pavilion in Hongfu in autumn: "the sky is high and the earth is different, so you can feel the infinite of the universe; when you are full of sorrow, you can know the number of Yingxu."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; extremely high in description.
Examples
Poor, hungry, bored, eager to buy, the sky is high and the earth is wide, and the call is sweeping. Preface to the guide book by Wen Tianxiang of Song Dynasty
The sky is high and the earth is wide.
very high
used figuratively for studying hard - chuān bì yǐn guāng
luxuriant growth of flowers and vegetation swaying - fēn hóng hài lǜ
lofty ridges and towering mountains - chóng shān jùn lǐng
the continuation is only held by a silken thread - bù jué rú xiàn
drift about without any definite trace like running water or duckweed - gěng jì píng zōng
A hundred tricks make a poor man - bǎi qiǎo chéng qióng