What does 天经地义 mean in Chinese?
天经地义 (tiānjīng-dìyì) means lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
天经地义
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
02
right and unalterable
03
a matter of course
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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How do you pronounce 天经地义?
天经地义 is pronounced tiānjīng-dìyì.
Is 天经地义 an HSK word?
天经地义 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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