yìng​tiān​shùn​rén

in harmony with the will of Heaven and the people

  • created sense approved 应天顺人/應天順人 · yìng​tiān​shùn​rén · in harmony with the will of Heaven and the people — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    应天顺人 / 應天順人

    yìng​tiān​shùn​rén

    in harmony with the will of Heaven and the people

    To follow the mandate of Heaven and comply with the wishes of the people; used to describe a ruler coming to power or a major political change that is seen as legitimate and just.

    应 (literal) → 应/應 · yìng · to suit 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God 顺 (literal) → 顺/順 · shùn · to suit 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · everyone

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

    created sense