天下
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[edit] Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
| 天 | 下 |
[edit] Noun
天下 (hiragana てんか, romaji tenka) (commonly read)
天下 (hiragana てんげ, romaji tenge) (rarely read)
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[edit] Korean
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| 天 | 下 | ||||||
[edit] Noun
天下 (cheon ha, hangeul 천하)
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[edit] Mandarin
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| 天下 | |||
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [ tʰiɛn˥˥ɕia˥˩ ]
[edit] Noun
天下 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin tiānxià)
- (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.
- 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。
[edit] References
- 2000, Shao, Jingmin (ed.), 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
[edit] Vietnamese
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| 天 | 下 | ||||||
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天下 (thiên hạ)
- the world, everybody
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