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天公
tiān gōng
Pinyin
Definition
天公
-
tiān gōng
heaven
lord of heaven
Character Decomposition
天
一
大
公
八
厶
Related Words
(20)
今天
jīn tiān
1
today
2
at the present
3
now
公司
gōng sī
1
(business) company
2
company
3
firm
4
corporation
5
incorporated
6
CL:家[jiā]
天
tiān
1
day
2
sky
3
heaven
天下
tiān xià
1
land under heaven
2
the whole world
3
the whole of China
4
realm
5
rule
天天
tiān tiān
1
every day
天气
tiān qì
1
weather
明天
míng tiān
1
tomorrow
昨天
zuó tiān
1
yesterday
上天
shàng tiān
1
Heaven
2
Providence
3
God
4
the day before
5
the sky above
6
to fly to the sky
7
to take off and fly into space
8
to die
9
to pass away
中天
zhōng tiān
1
culmination (astronomy)
倚天屠龙记
Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì
1
Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jīn Yōng] and its screen adaptations
公
gōng
1
public
2
collectively owned
3
common
4
international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
5
make public
6
fair
7
just
8
Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
9
honorable (gentlemen)
10
father-in-law
11
male (animal)
公主
gōng zhǔ
1
princess
公交
gōng jiāo
1
public transportation
2
mass transit
3
abbr. for 公共交通[gōng gòng jiāo tōng]
公交车
gōng jiāo chē
1
public transport vehicle
2
town bus
3
CL:輛|辆[liàng]
公仔
gōng zǎi
1
doll
2
cuddly toy
公布
gōng bù
1
to announce
2
to make public
3
to publish
公元
gōng yuán
1
CE (Common Era)
2
Christian Era
3
AD (Anno Domini)
公公
gōng gong
1
husband's father
2
grandpa
3
eunuch
公共
gōng gòng
1
public
2
common
3
communal
Idioms
(20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
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
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
1
to live miles apart (idiom)
一柱擎天
yī zhù qíng tiān
1
lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
2
fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
1
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
三天不打,上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
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
三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu
1
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
2
frequently
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
1
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
2
fig. to go to great lengths
3
to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
1
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
2
fig. to be at the end of one's rope
3
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
1
lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
2
fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
不啻天渊
bù chì tiān yuān
1
no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
2
worlds apart
3
the gap couldn't be bigger
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
1
to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
不见天日
bù jiàn tiān rì
1
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
九天揽月
jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè
1
to reach for the stars (idiom)
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
1
human life is beyond value (idiom)
人外有人,天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
1
in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
1
man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
1
official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
做一天和尚撞一天钟
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng
1
lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
2
fig. to do one's job mechanically
3
to hold a position passively
偷天换日
tōu tiān huàn rì
1
to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
2
skulduggery
3
to hoodwink people
4
to cheat sb audaciously
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
1
to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
2
outrageous acts
Sample Sentences
真是天公作美,这天气最适合烧烤了。
zhēn shì tiāngōngzuòměi ,zhè tiānqì zuì shìhé shāokǎo le 。
It’s a beautiful day today. This weather is perfect for a barbecue.
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