半天云里点灯，高明半天雲里點燈，高明半天雲里點燈，高明

lighting a lamp in the clouds: high and bright

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Praises someone's views as brilliant.
Wordplay: 高明 (gāomíng) means a light high up and also clever, superior.

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Simplified: 半天云里点灯，高明
Traditional (Taiwan): 半天雲里點燈，高明
Pinyin: bàntiān Yún li diǎndēng, gāomíng
Pinyin (Taiwan): bàntiān Yún lǐ diǎndēng, gāomíng
Bopomofo: ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄥ，ㄍㄠㄇㄧㄥˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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