天經地義
See also: 天经地义
Chinese
day; sky; heaven | classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture |
earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly |
justice; righteousness; meaning | ||
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trad. (天經地義) | 天 | 經 | 地 | 義 | |
simp. (天经地义) | 天 | 经 | 地 | 义 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): tin1 ging1 dei6 ji6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thian-keng-tē-gī / thian-keng-tōe-gī
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tianjingdìyì
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1-ching1-ti4-i4
- Yale: tyān-jīng-dì-yì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianjingdihyih
- Palladius: тяньцзиндии (tjanʹczindii)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 ging1 dei6 ji6
- Yale: tīn gīng deih yih
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 ging1 dei6 ji6
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 ging1 déi6 yi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ tei̯²² jiː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-keng-tē-gī
- Tâi-lô: thian-king-tē-gī
- Phofsit Daibuun: tienkengdexgi
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ te³³⁻²¹ ɡi³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-keng-tōe-gī
- Tâi-lô: thian-king-tuē-gī
- Phofsit Daibuun: tienkengdoexgi
- IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tue³³⁻¹¹ ɡi³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 天經地義
- conforming to the traditional Chinese notion of the rules of heaven and the principles of Earth; that which is taken as a matter of course; proper practice or convention; time-honoured principle