經天緯地

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See also: 经天纬地

Chinese

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classics; sacred book; pass through
classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
 
day; sky; heaven latitude
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
trad. (經天緯地)
simp. (经天纬地)

Etymology

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(to weave vertically) + (the heavens) + (to weave horizontally) + (the earth)

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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經天緯地

  1. (a talent for) managing affairs of state

Derived terms

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