應天順時
yìng​tiān​shùn​shí

to rule by divine right

  • created sense approved 应天顺时/應天順時 · yìng​tiān​shùn​shí · to rule by divine right — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    应天顺时 / 應天順時

    yìng​tiān​shùn​shí

    to rule by divine right

    to respond to heaven and suit the times; often used as a laudatory phrase for an emperor following the will of heaven or the trends of the era

    应 (literal) → 应/應 · yìng · to suit 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God 顺 (literal) → 顺/順 · shùn · to suit 时 (literal) → 时/時 · shí · time

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