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 受命于天 shòu mìng yú tiān to be emperor by the grace of heaven / to have the mandate of heaven 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 枣树 棗樹 zǎo shù jujube tree / date tree / Zizyphus vulgaris / CL:棵[ke1] syn 落叶松 落葉松 luò yè sōng larch tree (Pinus larix) / deciduous pine tree syn 指桑骂槐 指桑罵槐 zhǐ sāng mà huái lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree / fig. to scold sb indirectly / to make oblique accusations (idiom) syn 李代桃僵 lǐ dài táo jiāng lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree / to substitute one thing for another / to carry the can for sb syn 月桂树 月桂樹 yuè guì shù laurel tree (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree 株 zhū tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business) syn 槐 huái Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica) / Japanese pagoda tree syn 杈 chà branches of a tree / fork of a tree syn 猴面包树 猴麵包樹 hóu miàn bāo shù boabab tree / monkey-bread tree / Adansonia digitata (botany) 刺桐 cì tóng Indian coral tree / sunshine tree / tiger's claw / Erythrina variegata (botany) 守株待兔，缘木求鱼 守株待兔，緣木求魚 shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom) / without any practical course of action 蚂蚁上树 螞蟻上樹 mǎ yǐ shàng shù "ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree) / (sex position) man standing, woman clinging to his upper body / (erotic massage) full-body licking 辣木 là mù moringa tree / horseradish-tree 全株收获 quán zhū shōu huò complete-tree harvesting / total tree logging 存留林 residual tree / remaining tree 留母树作业法 留母樹作業法 seed tree cutting / seed tree method 故障树分析 故障樹分析 fault tree analysis / fault tree technique 黄檗 黃檗 huáng bò Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense) / cork-tree bark (Chinese medicine) 马缨花 馬纓花 mǎ yīng huā Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin) / tree rhododendron (Rhododendron delavayi) syn 行道树 行道樹 xíng dào shù roadside tree / street tree 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 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 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 天命 tiān mìng Mandate of Heaven / destiny / fate / one's life span 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 承运 承運 chéng yùn to provide transport / to accept the Mandate of Heaven / to acknowledge one's calling to be emperor 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 天公不作美 tiān gōng bù zuò měi Heaven is not cooperating (idiom) / the weather is not favorable for the planned activity syn 臭不可闻 臭不可聞 chòu bù kě wén to stink to high heaven / (fig.) disgraceful / disgusting 堪 kān (bound form) may / can / (bound form) to endure / to bear / (in 堪輿|堪舆[kan1 yu2]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yu2]) syn 舆 輿 yú (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn 壤 rǎng (bound form) soil / earth / (literary) the earth (contrasted with heaven 天[tian1]) syn 霄 xiāo firmament / heaven 阊 閶 chāng gate of heaven / gate of palace 不啻天渊 不啻天淵 bù chì tiān yuān no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom) / differing widely / worlds apart / the gap couldn't be bigger 人间天堂 人間天堂 rén jiān tiān táng heaven on Earth / nickname for the city Suzhou 喜从天降 喜從天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng joy from heaven (idiom) / overjoyed at unexpected good news / unlooked-for happy event syn 天崩地裂 tiān bēng dì liè heaven falls and earth rends (idiom) / rocked by a major disaster / fig. violent revolution / major social upheaval syn 旋乾转坤 旋乾轉坤 xuán qián zhuǎn kūn lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom) / earth-shattering / a radical change 