天上掉餡餅

Chinese
in the sky; the heavens to drop; to fall traditional Chinese stuffed pancake; any kind of pie or pasty
trad. (天上掉餡餅) 天上 掉 餡餅
simp. (天上掉馅饼) 天上 掉 馅饼
Literally: “a stuffed Chinese pancake falls from the sky”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tiānshàng diào xiànbǐng
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: tiānshàng diào xiànbǐng
      • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianshanq diaw shiannbiing
      • IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

天上掉餡餅

  1. (figuratively) to have something fall into one's lap
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