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破天荒

po3 tin1 fong1

never before; for the first time; unprecedented; history-making

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

破天荒

This word was added by bybell on 3rd Nov 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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破 po3 po4 pi4 - to break; ruined; destroyed
天 tin1 tian1 - sky, heaven
荒 fong1 huang5 huang1 - wasteland; desolate; uncultivated; wild;

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