天時地利人和
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See also: 天时地利人和
Chinese[edit]
weather; climate; timeliness | geographical advantages; favourable location; land productivity | harmony among people; unity of people | ||
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trad. (天時地利人和) | 天時 | 地利 | 人和 | |
simp. (天时地利人和) | 天时 | 地利 | 人和 | |
Literally: “at the right time, in the right place and with the right people”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
天時地利人和
- conditions required for success; knock on wood; if everything goes according to plan; with a little luck; everything goes right
Descendants[edit]
Others:
- → Japanese: 天の時は地の利に如かず、地の利は人の和に如かず (ten no toki wa chi no ri shikazu, chi no ri wa hito no wa ni shikazu) (calque)