"Mandate of Heaven" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
天命	tiān mìng	Mandate of Heaven / destiny / fate / one's life span	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
受命于天	shòu mìng yú tiān	to be emperor by the grace of heaven / to have the mandate of heaven
英国委任统治英國委任統治		British Mandate for Palestine / British Mandate
特别程序任务负责人特別程序任務負責人		special procedures mandate holder / special mandate holder
特别任务负责人特別任務負責人		special procedures mandate holder / special mandate holder
任务负责人任務負責人		special procedures mandate holder / special mandate holder
谈判任务談判任務		negotiation mandate / negotiating mandate
革命	gé mìng	to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4]	syn
承运承運	chéng yùn	to provide transport / to accept the Mandate of Heaven / to acknowledge one's calling to be emperor
违命違命	wéi mìng	disobedient / to violate the Mandate of Heaven (天命[Tian1 Ming4])
天公	tiān gōng	heaven / lord of heaven	syn
伤天害理傷天害理	shāng tiān hài lǐ	to offend Heaven and reason (idiom) / bloody atrocities that cry to heaven / outrageous acts	syn
上天入地	shàng tiān rù dì	lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom) / fig. to go to great lengths / to search heaven and earth
天造地设天造地設	tiān zào dì shè	lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom) / ideal / perfect / (of a match) made in heaven / to be made for one another
天网恢恢天網恢恢	tiān wǎng huī huī	lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law	syn
应天承运應天承運	yìng tiān chéng yùn	lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom) / to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings
九重霄	jiǔ chóng xiāo	ninth heaven / Highest Heaven	syn
天网恢恢，疏而不失天網恢恢，疏而不失	tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī	lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law
应天顺时應天順時	yìng tiān shùn shí	lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom) / to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings
真命	zhēn mìng	to receive heaven's command (of Daoist immortals etc) / ordained by heaven
重霄	chóng xiāo	ninth heaven / Highest Heaven	syn
上有天堂，下有苏杭上有天堂，下有蘇杭	shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu sū háng	lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭\|苏杭[Su1 Hang2] below (idiom) / fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
天网恢恢，疏而不漏天網恢恢，疏而不漏	tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu	lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law
授权范围授權範圍	shòu quán fàn wéi	scope of authority / mandate
波恩授权	bō ēn shòu quán	Bonn Mandate
柏林授权		Berlin Mandate
扩大任务	kuò dài rèn wù	enlargement of mandate
视察授权	shì chá shòu quán	inspection mandate
关于环境署的作用和任务的内罗毕宣言關於環境署的作用和任務的內羅畢宣言		Nairobi Declaration on the Role and Mandate of UNEP
柏林授权特设小组柏林授權特設小組		Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate
选举后的任务選舉後的任務		post-elections mandate
人权理事会特别程序任务执行人行为守则人權理事會特別程序任務執行人行為守則		Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate-holders of the Human Rights Council
部长级贸易任务模式部長級貿易任務模式	bù zhǎng jí mào yì rèn wù mú shì	Ministerial Trade Mandate Model
环境评估授权環境評估授權		environmental assessment mandate
确定任务前的承付授权確定任務前的承付授權		pre-mandate commitment authority
立法授权立法授權	lì fǎ shòu quán	legislative mandate
法定任务法定任務	fǎ dìng rèn wù	legislative mandate
制定具有战略意义的任务制定具有戰略意義的任務		strategically informed mandate
明确、可信和可实现的授权明確、可信和可實現的授權		clear, credible and achievable mandate
授权开展的活动授權開展的活動		activities of the mandate
国别任务國別任務		country mandate
专题任务專題任務	zhuān tí rèn wù	thematic mandate
延长任务延長任務		extension of mandate
任务规划和跟踪监测股任務規劃和跟蹤監測股		Mandate Planning and Tracking Unit
任务审查特设委员会任務審查特設委員會		Ad hoc Committee on Mandate Review
授权设立一个特派团授權設立一個特派團		mandate a mission
规定特派团的任务規定特派團的任務		mandate a mission
授权执行一项任务授權執行一項任務		mandate a mission
2006-2007 年非殖民化任务执行计划 2006-2007 年非殖民化任務執行計劃		Plan of Implementation of the Decolonization Mandate 2006-2007
强制执行任务強制執行任務		enforcement mandate
委任统治委任統治	wěi rèn tǒng zhì	mandate (territory administration)
天下	tiān xià	land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule	syn
天地	tiān dì	heaven and earth / world / scope / field of activity	syn
天堂	tiān táng	paradise / heaven	syn
上天	shàng tiān	Heaven / Providence / God / the sky above / to fly skywards / (euphemism) to die / to pass away / the previous day (or days)	syn
九天	jiǔ tiān	the ninth heaven / the highest of the heavens	syn
天后	tiān hòu	Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖\|妈祖[Ma1 zu3] / Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)
天下第一	tiān xià dì yī	first under heaven / number one in the country	syn
乾坤	qián kūn	yin and yang / heaven and earth / the universe
天子	tiān zǐ	the (rightful) emperor / "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)	syn
天意	tiān yì	providence / the Will of Heaven	syn
天国天國	tiān guó	Kingdom of Heaven	syn
天机天機	tiān jī	mystery known only to heaven (archaic) / inscrutable twist of fate / fig. top secret	syn
苍穹蒼穹	cāng qióng	the blue dome of heaven	syn
天成	tiān chéng	as if made by heaven
天时天時	tiān shí	the time / the right time / weather conditions / destiny / course of time / heaven's natural order	syn
得天独厚得天獨厚	dé tiān dú hòu	blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature	syn
升天	shēng tiān	lit. to ascend to heaven / to die	syn
天庭	tiān tíng	middle of the forehead / imperial court / heaven	syn
天赐天賜	tiān cì	bestowed by heaven
天宫天宮	tiān gōng	Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor) / Tiangong, Chinese space station program	syn
天理	tiān lǐ	Heaven's law / the natural order of things	syn
飞升飛昇	fēi shēng	to fly upwards / (fig.) to rise / to increase / (Daoism) to ascend to heaven / to achieve immortality	syn
上苍上蒼	shàng cāng	heaven	syn
天经地义天經地義	tiān jīng dì yì	lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom) / fig. right and proper / right and unalterable / a matter of course	syn
天帝	tiān dì	God of heaven / Celestial emperor
赞不绝口贊不絕口	zàn bù jué kǒu	to praise without cease (idiom) / praise sb to high heaven	syn
天坛天壇	tiān tán	Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
天壤之别天壤之別	tiān rǎng zhī bié	lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / a world of difference / a far cry (from)	syn
顶天立地頂天立地	dǐng tiān lì dì	lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom)	syn
太虚太虛	tài xū	great emptiness / the void / heaven / the skies / universe / cosmos / original essence of the cosmos	syn
羽化	yǔ huà	levitation (of Daoist immortal) / to become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven / (in Daoism) to become immortal / to die / of winged insects, to emerge from the cocoon in adult form / eclosion	syn
齐天大圣齊天大聖	qí tiān dà shèng	Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空\|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
叱咤风云叱咤風雲	chì zhà fēng yún	lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom) / fig. shaking the whole world / all-powerful	syn
不知天高地厚	bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu	not to know the immensity of heaven and earth / an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
开天辟地開天闢地	kāi tiān pì dì	to split heaven and earth apart (idiom) / refers to the Pangu 盤古\|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth	syn
听天由命聽天由命	tīng tiān yóu mìng	(idiom) to submit to the will of heaven / to resign oneself to fate / to trust to luck	syn
天晓得天曉得	tiān xiǎo de	Heaven knows!	syn
天	tiān	day / sky / heaven	syn
天不怕地不怕	tiān bù pà dì bù pà	fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom) / fearless
真武	zhēn wǔ	Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity / aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝
天谴天譴	tiān qiǎn	the wrath of Heaven / imperial displeasure
大闹天宫大鬧天宮	dà nào tiān gōng	Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空\|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记
南天门南天門	nán tiān mén	South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] / (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace
天道酬勤	tiān dào chóu qín	Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
拜堂	bài táng	ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / same as 拜天地
一步登天	yī bù dēng tiān	reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom) / (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success	syn
穹苍穹蒼	qióng cāng	the sky / the firmament / the vault of heaven	syn
惟恐天下不乱惟恐天下不亂	wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn	motivated by a desire to see the world in chaos / lest all under heaven's not in chaos and disorder
拜天地	bài tiān dì	to worship heaven and earth / ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / also called 拜堂	syn

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"Mandate of Heaven" Chinese-English Dictionary

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