1 today

2 at the present

3 now

1 day

2 sky

3 heaven

1 land under heaven

2 the whole world

3 the whole of China

4 realm

5 rule

1 every day

1 weather

1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

2 fig. to ride on sb else's success

3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too

4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

1 to live miles apart (idiom)

1 lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)

2 fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders

1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success

1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)

2 spare the rod, spoil the child