天地玄黄

Traditional: 天地玄黃

tiān dì xuán huáng

Dictionary entry

first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qian1 zi4 wen2]

What does 天地玄黄 mean?

天地玄黄 (tiān dì xuán huáng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qian1 zi4 wen2]

Character breakdown

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天tiānday · sky 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 玄xuánblack · mysterious 黄Huángsurname Huang or Hwang

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How to pronounce 天地玄黄

天地玄黄

tiān dì xuán huáng

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