天作之合
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Chinese[edit]
| day; sky; heaven | to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make |
's; him/her/it; this | to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together | ||
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| simp. and trad. (天作之合) |
天 | 作 | 之 | 合 | |
Etymology[edit]
From the Classic of Poetry, poem 236 (《詩經·大雅·大明》):
- 天監在下，有命既集。
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Tiān jiān zàixià, yǒu mìng jì jí.
Wénwáng chū zǎi, tiān zuò zhī hé. [Pinyin] - Heaven surveyed this lower world; And its appointment lighted [on king Wen].
In his early years, It made for him a mate.
文王初載，天作之合。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
天监在下，有命既集。
文王初载，天作之合。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
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Idiom[edit]
天作之合
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