补天浴日 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (lit.) Nüwa mends the Heavens and Xihe bathes the Sun
• (fig.) (of an achievement, deed, undertaking etc) grand; magnificent; unparalleled

Character by character

• 补bǔto fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
• 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial
• 浴yùto bathe, to shower, to wash
• 日rìsun; day; daytime

Idioms sharing a character

• 亡羊补牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo
• 勤能补拙 qín néng bǔ zhuō
• 将功补过 jiāng gōng bǔ guò
• 将勤补拙 jiāng qín bǔ zhuō
• 截长补短 jié cháng bǔ duǎn
• 拆东补西 chāi dōng bǔ xī
• 拾遗补缺 shí yí bǔ quē
• 挖肉补疮 wā ròu bǔ chuāng
• 补偏救弊 bǔ piān jiù bì
• 一柱擎天 yī zhù qíng tiān

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