天经地义天經地義 tiān jīng dì yì — lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
tiān (first tone, high and level) jīng (first tone, high and level) dì (fourth tone, falling) yì (fourth tone, falling)tian1 jing1 di4 yi4
Traditional: 天經地義
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardexpression
Meanings
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course
expression
Character breakdown
Words containing 天
- 天tiān (first tone, high and level)day
- 今天jīntiān (first tone, high and level)today
- 明天míngtiān (second tone, rising)tomorrow
- 昨天zuótiān (second tone, rising)yesterday
- 天气天氣tiānqì (first tone, high and level)weather
- 聊天liáotiān (second tone, rising)to chat, to make conversation
- 夏天xià (fourth tone, falling) tiān (first tone, high and level)summer
- 天堂tiān (first tone, high and level) táng (second tone, rising)paradise
- 冬天dōng (first tone, high and level) tiān (first tone, high and level)winter
- 天空tiān (first tone, high and level) kōng (first tone, high and level)sky
- 天使tiān (first tone, high and level) shǐ (third tone, dipping)angel
- 整天zhěng (third tone, dipping) tiān (first tone, high and level)all day long
- 当天當天dāng (first tone, high and level) tiān (first tone, high and level)on that day
- 白天bái (second tone, rising) tiān (first tone, high and level)daytime
- 天下tiān (first tone, high and level) xià (fourth tone, falling)land under heaven
- 春天chūn (first tone, high and level) tiān (first tone, high and level)spring (season)
- 天才tiān (first tone, high and level) cái (second tone, rising)talent
- 天生tiān (first tone, high and level) shēng (first tone, high and level)nature