shùn​tiān

to obey the will of heaven

  • created reference approved 顺天/順天 → 逆天 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顺天 / 順天 shùn​tiān

    逆天 nì​tiān

    antonym

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  • created reference approved 顺天/順天 → 顺天府 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顺天 / 順天 shùn​tiān

    顺天府 shùn​tiān​fǔ

    abbreviation

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  • created sense approved 顺天/順天 · shùn​tiān · to obey the will of heaven — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顺天 / 順天

    shùn​tiān

    to obey the will of heaven

    (literary) to follow the laws of nature or the will of heaven

    顺 (literal) → 顺/順 · shùn · to obey 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God

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  • created sense approved 顺天/順天 · shùn​tiān · Shuntian Prefecture — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顺天 / 順天

    shùn​tiān

    Shuntian Prefecture

    (historical) Shuntian Prefecture, a major administrative division of the Ming and Qing dynasties centered on modern-day Beijing

    顺 (literal) → 顺/順 · shùn · to suit 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God

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