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天下
tiānxià
1.
land under heaven
2.
the whole world
3.
the whole of China
4.
realm
5.
rule
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Character Breakdown
Compound Words (20)
平天下
píngtiānxià
to pacify the country
普天下
pǔtiānxià
throughout the world
包打天下
bāodǎtiānxià
to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
名满天下
míngmǎntiānxià
world famous
天下大乱
tiānxiàdàluàn
the whole country in rebellion
天下太平
tiānxiàtàipíng
the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
天下第一
tiānxiàdìyī
first under heaven
威震天下
wēizhèntiānxià
formidable renown gives one authority over the whole country
扫除天下
sǎochútiānxià
to sweep away evil
唯恐天下不乱
wéikǒngtiānxiàbùluàn
motivated by a desire to see the world in chaos
惟恐天下不乱
wéikǒngtiānxiàbùluàn
motivated by a desire to see the world in chaos
冒天下之大不韪
màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi
to defy world opinion
挟天子以令天下
xiétiānzǐyǐlìngtiānxià
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
天下没有不散的宴席
tiānxiàméiyǒubùsàndeyànxí
see [[天下沒有不散的筵席|天下没有不散的筵席<tiānxiàméiyǒubùsàndeyánxí>]]
天下没有不散的筵席
tiānxiàméiyǒubùsàndeyánxí
all good things must come to an end (idiom)
天下兴亡,匹夫有责
tiānxiàxīngwáng,pǐfūyǒuzé
The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
天下无难事,只怕有心人
tiānxiàwúnánshì,zhǐpàyǒuxīnrén
lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom)
秀才不出门,全知天下事
xiùcaibùchūmén,quánzhītiānxiàshì
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
秀才不出门,能知天下事
xiùcaibùchūmén,néngzhītiānxiàshì
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
与全世界为敌,冒天下之大不韪
yǔquánshìjièwéidí,màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi
to defy world opinion
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- Word Frequency Rank
- 4,272 of 84,292