一柱擎天

Traditional form:

一柱擎天

Pinyin (reading):

yīzhùqíngtiān

Definitions:

• lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
• fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 柱 - to lean on; pillar, post, support
• 擎 - to lift; to support, to hold up
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 柱 - to lean on; pillar, post, support
• 擎 - to lift; to support, to hold up
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial