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至高無上

/ʈ͡ʂɻ̩⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ u³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
supreme; highest
  • 至高无上
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The phrase describes a height so supreme that nothing exists above it, much like a mountain peak reaching beyond the clouds.
The phrase describes a height so supreme that nothing exists above it, much like a mountain peak reaching beyond the clouds.

Origin

The phrase 至高無上 is formed from four characters. The character 至 means to reach or to arrive. The character 高 means tall or high. The character 無 means to not have, there is not, or there does not exist. The character 上 refers to the upper part, a high position, or up.

According to the MOE Dictionary, the phrase describes something that is most lofty and most noble, such that there is nothing that can surpass it.

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

「至高無上」是由四個漢字組成的詞組。根據字形構成，「至」的意思是到達或抵達；「高」代表高或高大；「無」表示沒有或不存在；「上」則指上方、高位或向上。

根據《國語辭典》的定義，這個詞彙用來形容事物處於最崇高、最尊貴的地位，並且無可超越。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

Lineage

  • characterChinese至 “to reach; to arrive”
  • characterChinese高 “tall; high”
  • characterChinese無 “to not have; there is not; there does not exist”
  • characterChinese上 “upper part; high position; up”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. supreme; highest

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 最崇高、最尊貴，而無可超越的。 例：華佗有高明的醫術和醫德，在醫學史上擁有至高無上的地位。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0