天之驕子
tiān​zhī​jiāo​zǐ

God's favored one

  • created reference approved 天之骄子/天之驕子 → 天骄/天驕 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天之骄子 / 天之驕子 tiān​zhī​jiāo​zǐ

    天骄 / 天驕 tiān​jiāo

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 天之骄子/天之驕子 · tiān​zhī​jiāo​zǐ · God's favored one — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天之骄子 / 天之驕子

    tiān​zhī​jiāo​zǐ

    God's favored one

    a person who is exceptionally lucky or naturally gifted; a person who is favored by heaven or treated as a darling of fate. This term originally referred to the Xiongnu people as children of heaven but now describes elite individuals such as top students or successful figures.

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 骄子 (literal) → 骄子/驕子 · jiāo​zǐ · chosen one

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