顺天应人
shùn​tiān​yìng​rén

to follow heaven and comply with the people

  • created sense approved 顺天应人/順天應人 · shùn​tiān​yìng​rén · to follow heaven and comply with the people — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顺天应人 / 順天應人

    shùn​tiān​yìng​rén

    to follow heaven and comply with the people

    To follow the mandate of heaven and comply with the popular will of the people

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

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    created sense