| 鹰击长空 |
yīng jī cháng kōng |
the eagle soars in the sky (citation from Mao Zedong) |
| 鹰 |
yīng |
general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc) |
| 击 |
jī |
to hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. [ji2] |
| 长 |
cháng |
long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4]) |
| 长 |
zhǎng |
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance |
| 长空 |
cháng kōng |
(literary) the vast sky / (finance) eventual downturn / poor prospects in the long term |
| 空 |
kōng |
empty / air / sky / in vain |
| 空 |
kòng |
to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time |