在天之灵 (在天之靈)
zài tiān zhī líng
Pinyin

Definition

在天之灵 (在天之靈)
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zài tiān zhī líng
  1. soul and spirit of the deceased

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

之
zhī
  1. 1 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
  2. 2 him
  3. 3 her
  4. 4 it
今天
jīn tiān
  1. 1 today
  2. 2 at the present
  3. 3 now
在
zài
  1. 1 (located) at
  2. 2 (to be) in
  3. 3 to exist
  4. 4 in the middle of doing sth
  5. 5 (indicating an action in progress)
天
tiān
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 sky
  3. 3 heaven
明天
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow

Idioms (20)

一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success

Sample Sentences

阿姨，我知道您伤心，白发人送黑发人是最难过的，可您也要保重身体，您儿子在天之灵，也希望您平安健康，不是吗？
āyí ，wǒ zhīdào nín shāngxīn ，báifàrén sòng hēifàrén shì zuì nánguò de ，kě nín yě yào bǎozhòng shēntǐ ，nín érzi zàitiānzhīlíng ，yě xīwàng nín píng ān jiànkāng ，bùshì ma ？
Auntie, I know you're sad. There's nothing sadder than when a parent has to bury their child, but you need to take care of yourself. Your son is in the realm of the spirits now. Don't you think he would hope that you'd live a peaceful and happy life?
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