天经地义

Traditional: 天經地義

tiān jīng dì yì

Dictionary entry

lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper

What does 天经地义 mean?

天经地义 (tiān jīng dì yì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper

2right and unalterable

3a matter of course

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天tiānday · sky 经Jīngsurname Jing 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 义Yìsurname Yi · (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])

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天经地义

tiān jīng dì yì

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