jiǔ​chóng​tiān

the highest heavens

  • created sense approved 九重天 · jiǔ​chóng​tiān · the highest heavens — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    九重天

    jiǔ​chóng​tiān

    the highest heavens

    the nine layers of the celestial sphere in traditional cosmology, often used to describe the immense height of the sky

    九重 (literal) → 九重 · jiǔ​chóng · highest point of the sky 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 九重天 · jiǔ​chóng​tiān · the emperor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    九重天

    jiǔ​chóng​tiān

    the emperor

    (metaphorical) the emperor or the imperial court, as the emperor is seen as dwelling at the highest level

    九重 (literal) → 九重 · jiǔ​chóng · imperial palace 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · emperor

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense