天
经
地
义

Lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom) in Chinese: 天经地义 (tiān jīng dì yì)

tiān jīng dì yì

lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 天經地義1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
  2. 2right and unalterable
  3. 3a matter of course

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天
经
地
义

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ㄊㄧㄢ

tiān

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄉㄧˋ

dì

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

天经地义

Simplified

天經地義

Traditional

Example sentences

See 天经地义 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 父母照顾孩子是天经地义的事。

    fù mǔ zhào gù hái zi shì tiān jīng dì yì de shì。

    It is only right and proper for parents to care for their children.

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Related words

地

de

-ly

天

tiān

day

经

jīng

classics

今天

jīn tiān

today

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

天气

tiān qì

weather

昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

已经

yǐ jīng

already

地方

dì fāng

region

地铁

dì tiě

underground railway

地图

dì tú

map

经常

jīng cháng

frequently

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