shàng tiān
Heaven
Providence
God
the day before
the sky above
to fly to the sky
to take off and fly into space
to die
to pass away
shàng tiān rù dì
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
fig. to go to great lengths
to search heaven and earth
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
fig. to be at the end of one's rope
to be trapped in a hopeless situation