天下

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	下

Noun

天下 (hiragana てんか, romaji tenka) (commonly read)
天下 (hiragana てんげ, romaji tenge) (rarely read)

1. world, earth

Related terms

• 天上

See also

• 地上

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Korean

Hanja in this word
天	下

Noun

天下 (cheon ha, hangeul 천하)

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
天下

Wikipedia

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Pronunciation

• IPA: [ tʰiɛn˥˥ɕia˥˩ ]

Noun

天下 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin tiānxià)

1. (Intermediate Mandarin) the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven

   天下莫大於秋毫之末，而太山為小；莫壽於殤子，而彭祖為夭。天地與我並生，而萬物與我為一。

   Under heaven there is nothing greater than the tip of an autumn down, and the Tai mountain is small. There is no one more long-lived than a child which dies prematurely, and Peng Zu did not live out his time. Heaven, Earth, and I were produced together, and all things and I are one.

   神说，天下的水要聚在一处，使旱地露出来。事就这样成了。

   Shén shuō, tiānxià de shuǐ yào jù zài yīchù, shǐ hàndì lù chūlái. Shì jiù zhèyàng chéng le.

   And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

References

• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
• c. 4th century BC (Warring States Period), 庄子 (Zhuangzi), 庄子 (Zhuangzi), from 內篇 (Inner Chapter): 齊物論 (The Adjustment of Controversies), verse 9:[1]
• Bible Genesis Chapter 1 verse 9

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
天	下

Noun

天下 (thiên hạ)

1. the world, everybody