nì tiāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(literary) to be in defiance of the natural order / (coll.) extraordinary / incredible
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Original source entry:

逆天 逆天 [ni4 tian1] /(literary) to be in defiance of the natural order/(coll.) extraordinary; incredible/

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  • 逆
    nì

    contrary / opposite / backwards / to go against / to oppose / to betray / to rebel

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

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