經天緯地
See also: 经天纬地
Chinese
editclassics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture |
day; sky; heaven | latitude | earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly | ||
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trad. (經天緯地) | 經 | 天 | 緯 | 地 | |
simp. (经天纬地) | 经 | 天 | 纬 | 地 |
Etymology
edit經 (to weave vertically) + 天 (the heavens) + 緯 (to weave horizontally) + 地 (the earth)
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jingtianwěidì
- Wade–Giles: ching1-tʻien1-wei3-ti4
- Yale: jīng-tyān-wěi-dì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingtianwoeidih
- Palladius: цзинтяньвэйди (czintjanʹvɛjdi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ging1 tin1 wai5 dei6
- Yale: gīng tīn wáih deih
- Cantonese Pinyin: ging1 tin1 wai5 dei6
- Guangdong Romanization: ging1 tin1 wei5 déi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɐi̯¹³ tei̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit經天緯地