經天緯地

See also: 经天纬地

Chinese

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classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture

!day; sky; heaven !latitude

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earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly

|- !trad. (經天緯地) | 經 | 天 | 緯 | 地 |- !simp. (经天纬地) | 经 | 天 | 纬 | 地 |}

Etymology

經 (to weave vertically) + 天 (the heavens) + 緯 (to weave horizontally) + 地 (the earth)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngtiānwěidì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄊㄧㄢㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ tin¹ wai⁵ dei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīngtiānwěidì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄊㄧㄢㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingtianwoeidih
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ti⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging¹ tin¹ wai⁵ dei⁶
  - Yale: gīng tīn wáih deih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ tin¹ wai⁵ dei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ tin¹ wei⁵ déi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɐi̯¹³ tei̯²²/

Idiom

經天緯地

(a talent for) managing affairs of state

Derived terms

經天緯地之才／经天纬地之才

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