炼石补天 (煉石補天) liàn shí bǔ tiān
liàn shí bǔ tiān
set phrase
fashionging blocks of stones, for the repair of the heavens
Domain: Idiom 成语
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Notes: A variant of 鍊石补天 (Cao Xueqin 1892, ”Dream of the Red Chamber” tr. by Joly, p. 2; Guoyu '煉石補天')
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- Chapter 4: The Beauty of Transcendence - Answer to a Riddle 卷四 超越之美 ■謎底 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 9 - Thinking about Positioning for Advantage 《人間萬事9－往好處去想》 — count: 1
- Chapter 3: Planning in Advance - Myths 卷三 胸有成竹 ■神話 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 9 - Thinking about Positioning for Advantage 《人間萬事9－往好處去想》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 26 - Managing Causes and Conditions: Helpful Conditions in Life 星雲日記26～把握因緣 人生的助緣(1993/12/16～1993/12/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 1
- Chapter 23: My Equal Nature 【二十三說】我的平等性格 Hear Me Out: Messages from a Humble Monk 《貧僧有話要說》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 女娲炼石补天 (女媧煉石補天) 女媧煉石補天 — Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 9 - Thinking about Positioning for Advantage 《人間萬事9－往好處去想》, Chapter 3: Planning in Advance - Myths 卷三 胸有成竹 ■神話 — count: 3