"Heaven" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 tiān táng paradise / heaven
 tiān tíng middle of the forehead / imperial court / heaven
 shàng cāng heaven
 tiān gōng heaven / lord of heaven
 tài xū great emptiness / the void / heaven / the skies / universe / cosmos / original essence of the cosmos
 tiān day / sky / heaven
 xiāo firmament / heaven
 mín heaven
 tiān jiè heaven
 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
 tiān xià land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule
 tiān dì heaven and earth / world / scope / field of activity
 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4]
 jiǔ tiān the Ninth Heaven / the highest of the heavens
 Tiān hòu Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3] / Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)
 tiān xià dì yī first under heaven / number one in the country
 qián kūn yin and yang / heaven and earth / the universe
 tiān yì providence / the Will of Heaven
 tiān guó Kingdom of Heaven
 tiān jī mystery known only to heaven (archaic) / inscrutable twist of fate / fig. top secret
 cāng qióng the blue dome of heaven
 tiān chéng as if made by heaven
 dé tiān dú hòu blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature
 Tiān mìng Mandate of Heaven / destiny / fate / one's life span
 shēng tiān lit. to ascend to heaven / to die
 tiān cì bestowed by heaven
 Tiān gōng Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor) / Tiangong, Chinese space station program
 fēi shēng to fly upwards / (fig.) to rise / to increase / (Daoism) to ascend to heaven / to achieve immortality
 Tiān dì God of heaven / Celestial emperor
 zàn bù jué kǒu to praise without cease (idiom) / praise sb to high heaven
 Tiān tán Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
 chéng yùn to provide transport / to accept the Mandate of Heaven / to acknowledge one's calling to be emperor
 Dà yùn Mandate of Heaven / the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC / usually written 大運河|大运河[Da4 Yun4 he2]
 dǐng tiān lì dì lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom)
 yǔ huà levitation (of Daoist immortal) / to become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven / (in Daoism) to become immortal / to die / of winged insects, to emerge from the cocoon in adult form / eclosion
 Qí tiān Dà shèng Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
 chì zhà fēng yún lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom) / fig. shaking the whole world / all-powerful
 bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu not to know the immensity of heaven and earth / an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
 kāi tiān pì dì to split heaven and earth apart (idiom) / refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth
 tīng tiān yóu mìng to submit to the will of heaven / to resign oneself to fate / to trust to luck
 tiān xiǎo de Heaven knows!
 tiān bù pà dì bù pà fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom) / fearless
 Zhēn wǔ Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity / aka Black Tortoise 玄武 / or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝
 tiān qiǎn the wrath of Heaven / imperial displeasure
 shāng tiān hài lǐ to offend Heaven and reason (idiom) / bloody atrocities that cry to heaven / outrageous acts
 Dà nào Tiān gōng Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
 tiān dào chóu qín Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
 bài táng ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / same as 拜天地
 yī bù dēng tiān reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom) / (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
 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
 tiān zào dì shè lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom) / ideal / perfect / (of a match) made in heaven / to be made for one another
 qióng cāng the sky / the firmament / the vault of heaven
 tiān wǎng huī huī lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law
 bài tiān dì to worship heaven and earth / ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / also called 拜堂
 tiān gōng bù zuò měi Heaven is not cooperating (idiom) / the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
 zuì è tāo tiān evil crimes fill heaven (idiom)
椿 chūn Chinese toon (Toona sinensis) / tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) / (literary metaphor) father
椿 chún tree of heaven
 chāng gate of heaven / gate of palace
 wéi fù bù rén the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).
 jī quǎn shēng tiān lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) / fig. to ride on sb else's success / Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too / Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
 bù chì tiān yuān no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom) / differing widely / worlds apart / the gap couldn't be bigger
 rén jiān tiān táng heaven on Earth / nickname for the city Suzhou
 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng joy from heaven (idiom) / overjoyed at unexpected good news / unlooked-for happy event
 tiān bēng dì liè heaven falls and earth rends (idiom) / rocked by a major disaster / fig. violent revolution / major social upheaval
 yìng tiān chéng yùn lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom) / to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings
 xuán qián zhuǎn kūn lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom) / earth-shattering / a radical change
 xiè lòu tiān jī to divulge the will of heaven (idiom) / to leak a secret / to let the cat out of the bag
 xiè lù tiān jī to divulge the will of heaven (idiom) / to leak a secret / to let the cat out of the bag
 lòu xiè tiān jī to divulge the will of heaven (idiom) / to leak a secret / to let the cat out of the bag
 wéi rén bù fù the rich man cannot be benevolent (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).
 shū ér bù lòu loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]) / the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
 Huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.
 huáng tiān hòu tǔ heaven and earth (idiom)
 wéi tiān hài lǐ lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom) / immoral character
 wéi tiān nì lǐ lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom) / immoral character
 zhèn tiān dòng dì to shake heaven and earth (idiom)
 tiān zuò zhī hé a match made in heaven (idiom)
 tiān lǐ nán róng Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom) / intolerable behavior
 niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. to change the course of events / to turn things around
 tiān tī stairway to heaven / high mountain road / tall ladder on a building or other large structure / space elevator
 jiàng fú blessings from heaven
 Wàn wéi Tiān luó Dì wǎng World Wide Web (WWW) / lit. ten-thousand dimensional net covering heaven and earth / term coined by China News Digest and abbr. to 萬維網|万维网[Wan4 wei2 wang3]
 yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) / fig. to ride on sb else's success / Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too / Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
西 shàng xī tiān to enter heaven / to rise to the Western Paradise
 jiǔ chóng xiāo ninth heaven / Highest Heaven
 rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you. / Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
 Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] and its screen adaptations
 shòu mìng yú tiān to be emperor by the grace of heaven / to have the mandate of heaven
 tiān rén Man and Heaven / celestial being
 tiān rén hé yī oneness of heaven and humanity / the theory that man is an integral part of nature
 tiān qián pèi soul mates / before heaven match
 tiān dì xuán gé lit. a gulf between heaven and earth / wide difference of opinion (idiom)
 tiān dù yīng cái heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom) / the great have great hardship to contend with / those whom the Gods love die young
 tiān xīn center of the sky / will of heaven / will of the Gods / the monarch's will
 tiān zhù pillars supporting heaven
 tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom) / must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you.
 tiān jī bù kě xiè lù lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom) / must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you.
 tiān wú jué rén zhī lù Heaven never bars one's way (idiom) / don't despair and you will find a way through. / Never give up hope. / Never say die.
 tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law
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