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天
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Definitions
- 1. day
- 2. sky
- 3. heaven
Example Sentences
1 shown明 天 ，我們會有一個數學測驗。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 天
to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret
tempeh (loanword)
a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month
see 天荒地老[tiān huāng dì lǎo]
beyond the earth
(TCM) menstruation
astrophysicist
Sunday
skyscraper
the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化論|进化论)
spring (season)
Tianshui, prefecture-level city in Gansu
lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around
daily (law)
Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[sūn wù kōng] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[xī yóu jì]
to roam far and wide (idiom)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
scales (to weigh things)
Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
delta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[tāi zhōu], Zhejiang
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
angel
number of days
Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[zhū qí zhèn] (1427-1464), reigned 1457-1464, temple name Yingzong 英宗[yīng zōng]
world-shaking (idiom)
Tianhe District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong
lit. like the sun at noon (idiom)
clear sky
close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door
Zoroastrianism
canopy
there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
Pilgrim's Progress, 1678 novel by John Bunyan (first Chinese translation 1851)
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
see 秋高氣爽|秋高气爽[qiū gāo qì shuǎng]
(coll.) just and incorruptible official
Treaty of Tianjin of 1858, a sequence of unequal treaties 不平等條約|不平等条约 between Russia, USA, England, France and Qing China
to imagine the wildest thing
Kingdom of Heaven
to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret
to worship heaven and earth
see 天差地遠|天差地远[tiān chā dì yuǎn]
to reach for the stars (idiom)
astronaut
Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[guǎng yuán shì], Sichuan
unprecedented
immortal (esp. female)
the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war
Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic crater lake on the border between China and North Korea
lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character
delighted
see 天南地北[tiān nán dì běi]
heaven on Earth
lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
astronomical unit (AU)
God (in Catholicism)
Man and Heaven
Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[bāo zhěng] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
Goddam!
lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
Emperor of Japan
Tianxin district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[cháng shā shì], Hunan
\angel in white\ (laudatory term for a nurse)
astronomer
Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
blue sky
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
bane of others' existence
planetarium
lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
(idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
whole sky
see 天涯海角[tiān yá hǎi jiǎo]
Tianquan county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan
geocentric theory in ancient Chinese astronomy
Teletubbies
flood of good fortune fills the heavens (idiom); a lucky sign
lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering
the wrath of Heaven
to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse)
a world of ice and snow
heaven and earth (idiom)
extremely daring (idiom)
Ferris wheel
three days from now
see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yī mìng wū hū]
congenital deficiency
see 三伏[sān fú]
to know all under heaven
the Lamb of God
the dark
(coll.) all day long
nature versus nurture
God
color of the sky
study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)
summer
to chat
nudism
(Buddhism) to go to the Western Paradise
skyline
interactions between heaven and mankind (Han Dynasty doctrine)
broad daylight
clear sky
daybreak
as if made by heaven
lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
Tianwen-1, Chinese mission to put a robotic rover on Mars launched in 2020
to look at the sky in sorrow
dawn
innocent and unaffected
no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
weather
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
Mandate of Heaven
autumn
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
paradise
Tiananmen Square
near-Earth object (NEO)
natural beauty
genius comes from hard effort
all crows are black (idiom)
so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
lit. to ascend to heaven
meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse)
Tianwen, or Questions to Heaven, a long poem by Chu Yuan 屈原[qū yuán]
natural
everybody celebrating together
lit. a gulf between heaven and earth (idiom)
radar antenna
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
Tianjun county (Tibetan: then cun rdzong) in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
annuit coeptis
with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom)
natural gas
(astronomy) nadir
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
natural gift
embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天 [hòu tiān])
Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist
face to the ground, back to the sky
incorrect
(honorific appellation of a deity)
skyscraper
natural law
natural disaster
lit. to fill the whole sky and cover the land; everywhere
see 三伏[sān fú]
to resemble nature itself
to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
astronomical observatory
clear sky
heavenly punishment
rooftop
Longhorn beetle
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head
Draco (constellation)
Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[guǎng yuán shì], Sichuan
Heavens!
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
tomorrow
Tianchang, county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui
birth defect
Wild Swans, family autobiography by British-Chinese writer Jung Chang 張戎|张戎[zhāng róng]
to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind
rainy day
Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納|儒勒·凡尔纳[rú lè · fán ěr nà]
to face upwards
Tianjin agreement of 1885 between Li Hongzhang 李鴻章|李鸿章[lǐ hóng zhāng] and ITŌ Hirobumi 伊藤博文[yī téng bó wén] to pull Qing and Japanese troops out of Korea
Tin Hau MTR station (Eastern District, Hong Kong Island)
alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
in a day or two
natural life span
Star Ferry terminal, Hong Kong
distant places
divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty
Tianshan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan
heaven
man proposes, God disposes (idiom)
Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering
(of snow etc) to fill the sky
providence
(of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other
the pagoda bearing god
Uranus (planet)
Tian'e county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi
Tiantai school of Buddhism
Tianzhu county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[jīn yōng] and its screen adaptations
lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)
three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
see 天涯若比鄰|天涯若比邻[tiān yá ruò bǐ lín]
harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)
lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
for the past few days
awful weather
to be content with what one is
to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
firmament
Columba (constellation)
a staggering number; a mind-boggling amount
Heaven knows!
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[pán gǔ] creation myth
the Catholic Church
innate talent
Tianshan district (Uighur: Tiyanshan rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[wū lǔ mù qí shì], Xinjiang
that day
astronomy
heaven
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
chilly weather
oneness of heaven and humanity
vocation
a thaw
distance between two poles
absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
space agency
to be the most ridiculous thing in the world (idiom)
(bird species of China) Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined
horizon
flying Apsara (Buddhist art)
lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom)
fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom)
Tiandeng county in Chongzuo 崇左[chóng zuǒ], Guangxi
Milky Way
enchanting scenery
all-weather
man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
a match made in heaven (idiom)
Yu Tianbai (1937-), novelist
demonic
natural
in this world
Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
Tenrikyo (Japanese religion)
Tianning district of Changzhou city 常州市[cháng zhōu shì], Jiangsu
Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座)
unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
roseroot (Rhodiola rosea)
God of heaven
outdoors
Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwards
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
(rainwater) gutter
Catholicism
natural fiber
nature
final day
lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
most of the day
so much evil that it reaches all the way to heaven (idiom)
armillary sphere (astronomy)
in all honesty
world famous
all day long
(literary) to be in defiance of the natural order
next day
all good things must come to an end (idiom)
cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
Lyra (constellation)
lapis lazuli
the next day
regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick
water and sky merge in one color (idiom)
see 做一天和尚撞一天鐘|做一天和尚撞一天钟[zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng]
albatross (family Diomedeidae)
until the end of time (idiom)
swan
lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[yáng guì fēi]) (idiom)
acquired (characteristic etc)
Down syndrome; trisomy 21
lit. to fill the whole sky
Dhritarashtra (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
astronomical spectroscopy
Asparagaceae, family of flowering plants which includes asparagus
Fornax (constellation)
every day
lit. to hide the sky with one hand
sky blue
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth
(coll.) every day
the same day
water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)
natural uranium
to die
(coll.) a long time
the Milky Way
Tiandihui (Chinese fraternal organization)
family love and joy
Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
whiteout
place of charm and beauty
Demigods and Semidevils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸[jīn yōng] and its TV and screen adaptations
half the sky
the ten Heavenly Stems 甲[jiǎ], 乙[yǐ], 丙[bǐng], 丁[dīng], 戊[wù], 己[jǐ], 庚[gēng], 辛[xīn], 壬[rén], 癸[guǐ] (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
the day before yesterday
The Arabian Nights (classic story)
Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
Heaven's law
Baby's Breath
Tianquan county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan
Tianjin University
tempura
to leave a blank to mark censored area
auspicious sculpted animal, usu. a unicorn or deer with a long tail
popular nickname of Hai Rui 海瑞[hǎi ruì] (1514-1587), Ming politician, famous for honesty and integrity
Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
Xintiandi (shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai)
Heavenly Father
another day
to create a big disturbance
hatchway
culmination (astronomy)
to shake heaven and earth (idiom)
European Space Agency (ESA)
Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[shào xīng] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[tiān tái zōng]
acute contagious conjunctivitis (TCM)
a match made in heaven; a perfect couple
overwhelming stench (idiom)
asparagine (Asn), an amino acid
the day before (an event)
geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)
Good gracious!
Lotte (South Korean conglomerate)
the other end of the world
Vaisravana (one of the Heavenly Kings)
Tiantai County in Zhejiang
Arabian
to whine on for days (idiom)
Ascension Day (Christian festival forty days after Easter)
Tianchang, county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui
Tiandeng county in Chongzuo 崇左[chóng zuǒ], Guangxi
freezing weather
Lake Tianchi in Xinjiang
lit. able to support both heaven and earth
Swan Lake
natural charm (of writings, works of art etc)
(idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
Lyra, constellation containing Vega 織女星|织女星[zhī nu:3 xīng]
mystery known only to heaven (archaic)
Lepus (constellation)
Annunciation (Christian festival on 25th March)
chat room
microwave antenna
light cyan
the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning
to seize power
the (rightful) emperor
Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[sūn wù kōng] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
celestial equator
enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
China National Petroleum Corporation
Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu)
a few days ago
chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var)
to change from day to day
a style of folk music of Shaanxi
(idiom) however good sth is, there is always sth better
planetarium projector
(loanword from Japanese \tennen boke\) space cadet
Tianshui, prefecture-level city in Gansu
NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, agency of US government
weather forecast
to be emperor by the grace of heaven; to have the mandate of heaven
to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life
Catholic
Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower or Jin Tower
extraordinary talent
afternoon
the time
lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom)
first under heaven
Aquila (constellation)
to accept one's situation as dictated by heaven (idiom)
Thank heavens!
astrophysics
cosmogony
Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
to talk endlessly; to talk about everything under the sun
several days
paint thinner
open-air repository
in full swing (idiom)
sky clears after rain
see 人外有人，天外有天[rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān]
one's flesh and blood
China Aerospace Corporation, forerunner of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) 中國航天科技集團公司|中国航天科技集团公司
overpowering (of a stench)
Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[sān huáng]
courtyard
visitors from outer space
Liu Tianhua (1895-1932), Chinese musician and composer
eternal regret
pants fly is down
space flight
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
heaven and earth
in broad daylight
see 友誼地久天長|友谊地久天长[yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng]
South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山[tài shān]
going with nature and the seasons (TCM)
lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)
the past few days
Little Swan (PRC appliance brand)
reaching the sky
the whole country in rebellion
the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
Lynx (constellation)
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
lit. to nurture one's years (idiom)
stinks to high heaven
Uncle Tom's Cabin, translated and adapted by Lin Shu 林紓|林纾
Tian'e county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi
land under heaven
skyscraper
lit. the black sky of midnight
(bird species of China) black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush
celestial sphere
see 石破天驚|石破天惊[shí pò tiān jīng]
first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[qiān zì wén]
Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864), which ultimately failed but caused massive upheaval and weakened the Qing dynasty
Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
couple who were made for each other
smallpox
fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
Ama-no-hashidate in the north of Kyōto prefecture 京都府 on the Sea of Japan
Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County in Wuwei 武威[wǔ wēi], Gansu
stairway to heaven
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
artificial satellite
enormous lie
heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster
lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom)
Gastrodia elata (botany)
aspartic acid (Asp), an amino acid
Grus (constellation)
Tianjun county (Tibetan: then cun rdzong) in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
to chat
Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
emperor
(idiom) poles apart; as different as can be
sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
heaven
paradise
upside down
see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
inescapable net (idiom)
devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
lit. to fill the whole sky and cover the land; everywhere
far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
celestial
to praise to the skies
Sagitta (constellation)
spacecraft
Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.
Cygnus (constellation)
to soar
catastrophes and unnatural phenomena
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
Baikonur Cosmodrome
to reverse a desperate situation
to get dark
guinea pig
lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
fig. to praise lavishly
sinkhole
throughout the world
see 吉人自有天相[jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng]
Zhan Tianyou (1861-1919), Chinese railroad engineer
Virudhaka (one of the Heavenly Kings)
to make everyone's lives better
to pacify the country
celestial troops and generals (idiom)
to submit to the will of heaven
gargantuan
Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director
human life is beyond value (idiom)
Tianqiao district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[jǐ nán shì], Shandong
Virupaksa (on of the Four Heavenly Kings)
Tianning district of Changzhou city 常州市[cháng zhōu shì], Jiangsu
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
townhouse
balance scale
(Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit
antenna
Tianjin Foreign Studies University
Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology
weather
sky clears after rain
congenital; intrinsic; innate
to stink to high heaven (idiom)
devoid of conscience (idiom)
Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Christian festival on 15th August)
a meat pie falls from the sky (idiom)
Skynet (nationwide video surveillance system in China)
Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China
Chen Tianhua (1875-1905), anti-Qing revolutionary from Hunan, drowned himself in Japan in 1905
wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas
The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
Heaven; Providence; God
yesterday
natural rubber
God
the full light of day (idiom)
Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
cloudy day; overcast sky
an earth-shaking noise (idiom)
lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
half of the day
family bonds
Tianzhu Tibetan autonomous county in Wuwei 武威[wǔ wēi], Gansu
lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)
open-air amphitheater
today
Nirvana (in Buddhist scripture)
lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves
to make astronomical observation
Tianzhu county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
a complete contrast
Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗
(idiom) to cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression of anguish)
bestowed by heaven
sounds of nature
to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
beta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
extremely expensive
space shuttle
enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
earth-shattering
Goddess of Fertility
after a long time (idiom)
horizon
today
to die
Zhang Tianyi (1906-1985), children's writer, author of prize-winning fairy tale Secret of the Magic Gourd 寶葫蘆的秘密|宝葫芦的秘密[bǎo hú lu de mì mì]
happy-go-lucky people
(astronomy) libration
gantry traveling crane
sky burial (Tibetan funeral practice)
the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra)
natural change
lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character
zenith
Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)
The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[fàn zhòng yān]
asparagus
bright sunny day; blazing hot day
Wen Tianxiang (1236-1283), Song dynasty politician and poet, folk hero in resisting Mongol invasion in Jiangxi in 1275
to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression
(bird species of China) mute swan (Cygnus olor)
Scorpio (constellation)
Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
gift
like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Tianyuan district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan
imperial edict
heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with
variola virus
all day long; the whole day
ceiling
lit. to blame the heavens and reproach the earth
reach high to the sky
winter
see you tomorrow
celestial body
providential good luck
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
Ken Zhu (1979-), Taiwanese singer and actor
natural toxin
the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
new emperor, new officials (idiom)
to waste natural resources recklessly
air and space agency
velvet
naive
to wail and whine
Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
poles apart (idiom)
the pagoda bearing god
on that day
(bird species of China) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
azure
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression
nature
Kennedy space center, Cape Canaveral 卡納維拉爾角|卡纳维拉尔角[kǎ nà wéi lā ěr jiǎo], Florida
see 老天爺|老天爷[lǎo tiān yé]
a pack of lies (idiom)
Sunday
the upper margin of a page
nuclear winter
Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures
Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[huáng dì]
the Big Dipper
nickname of the FAST radio telescope (in Guizhou)
(medicine) pemphigus
national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
Ara (constellation)
dawn
Nintendo
ceiling
conscience
earth-shattering
Tianzhen county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi
Saraswati (the Hindu goddess of wisdom and arts and consort of Lord Brahma)
(idiom) the cries of grief shake the heavens
earth-shaking
Apus (constellation)
in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
Li Tianlu (1910-1998), Taiwanese master puppeteer
hot (summer) day
Tianxin district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[cháng shā shì], Hunan
middle of the forehead
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
armillary sphere (astronomy)
to sweep away evil
to cross the sea by a trick (idiom)
(coll.) to get one's just deserts
every day
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
Cape Haijiao in Sanya 三亞|三亚[sān yà], Hainan
Purple Mountain Observatory
gamma Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
alpha Ursae Majoris
Jin Tianhe (1874-1947), late Qing poet and novelist, author of Flower in the sea of evil 孽海花
(bird species of China) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
natural selection
heinous crime
filling the entire sky
to ask for sky-high prices
to be as kind and benevolent as heaven (idiom)
deeply affecting (idiom)
see 天下沒有不散的筵席|天下没有不散的筵席[tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí]
the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
lit. whole sky, a multitude of stars
sky
drought
lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[sū háng] below (idiom)
the day after tomorrow
astrophysics
supremely honorable and righteous
evil crimes fill heaven (idiom)
astronomy
skywalk; pedestrian bridge
the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
skyscraping
aspartame C14H18N2O (artificial sweetener)
whole day
all day long
lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)
Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校[zhū yóu xiào] (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, temple name 明熹宗[míng xī zōng]
weather permitting (idiom)
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
talent
predator; natural enemy
the Western Paradise (Buddhism)
Tianqiao district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[jǐ nán shì], Shandong
reckless
god
Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[mā zǔ]
to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
zakat
ATI, brand name of AMD graphics cards
daytime
debauched (idiom)
fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
to rush around everywhere
to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
the Almagest by Ptolemy
celestial mechanics
planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.
The ends of the earth
soul and spirit of the deceased
there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
natural selection
Mt Maotian in Chengjiang county 澄江縣|澄江县[chéng jiāng xiàn], Yuxi, east Yunnan
three days ago
celestial horse (mythology)
Tianzhen county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi
(of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable
Martini
lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
space center
natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
morning
to chat
World Wide Web (WWW)
tax haven
morning
mole cricket
Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns 羅伯特·伯恩斯|罗伯特·伯恩斯[luó bó tè · bó ēn sī], sung to mark the start of a new year or as a farewell
to live miles apart (idiom)
atmospherics
lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
number of days of sth taking place (e.g. days of heavy pollution)
lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)
the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jiǎ], 乙[yǐ], 丙[bǐng], 丁[dīng], 戊[wù], 己[jǐ], 庚[gēng], 辛[xīn], 壬[rén], 癸[guǐ], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret
dahlia
morning
the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)