上不着天，下不落地上不著天，下不落地上不着天，下不落地

above it doesn't touch the sky, below it doesn't land on the ground

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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A variant of 上不着天，下不着地: left hanging, with nothing to rely on.

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Simplified: 上不着天，下不落地
Traditional (Taiwan): 上不著天，下不落地
Traditional (Hong Kong): 上不着天，下不落地
Pinyin: shàngbùzháotiān, xià bú luòdì
Bopomofo: ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ，ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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