上知天文，下知地理 [－－－－－－－－－]

Jyutping soeng5 zi1 tin1 man4 ， haa6 zi1 dei6 lei5
Pinyin shàng zhī tiān wén ， xià zhī dì lǐ

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    describes someone who is very learned; a polymath
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    「你上知天文，下知地理，简直就系本会行会走嘅百科全书！」「你过奖喇，边度系吖。」
    「你上知天文，下知地理，簡直就係本會行會走嘅百科全書！」「你過獎喇，邊度係吖。」
    'nei5 soeng6 zi1 tin1 man4, haa6 zi1 dei6 lei5, gaan2 zik6 zau6 hai6 bun2 wui5 haang4 wui5 zau2 ge3 baak3 fo1 cyun4 syu1!' 'nei5 gwo3 zoeng2 laa3, bin1 dou6 hai6 aa1.'
    • 'Astronomy, geography, is there anything you do not know? You're like a living encyclopaedia!' 'Oh, thank you. That's so nice of you.' (literally 'You're overpraising me. That's not really the case.')
  2. Cantonese
    上知天文，下知地理
    上知天文，下知地理
    soeng6 zi1 tin1 man4, haa6 zi1 dei6 lei5
    • knowledgeable about astronomy, meteorology and geography