tiān jīng dì yì

Traditional: 天經地義

天经地义 (tiān jīng dì yì) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
  2. 2right and unalterable
  3. 3a matter of course

Characters in 天经地义

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