天地

天地

1. (literally) sky and ground; heaven and earth

   • 天地玄黃，宇宙洪荒。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     天地玄黄，宇宙洪荒。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhou Xingsi, Thousand Character Classic, circa 6^th century CE

     Tiāndì xuánhuáng, yǔzhòu hónghuāng. [Pinyin]

     Heaven and earth is dark and yellow; the universe is vast and chaotic.

2. (figurative) world; the vast earth; universe

   • 天地與我並存，而萬物與我為一。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     天地与我并存，而万物与我为一。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Tiāndì yǔ wǒ bìngcún, ér wànwù yǔ wǒ wèi yī. [Pinyin]

     The universe and I came into being together; and I, and everything therein, are One.

   • 人心生一念，天地盡皆知。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     人心生一念，天地尽皆知。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE

     Rénxīn shēng yīniàn, tiāndì jìn jiēzhī. [Pinyin]

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3. (figurative, literary) two opposing things; contrasting items
4. (figurative) scope; field; area; realm; sphere; range
5. (figurative, now dialectal) situation; plight; predicament

• (heaven and earth): 乾坤 (qiánkūn)

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) て​んち [téꜜǹchì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕi]

天(てん)地(ち) • (tenchi) 

1. heaven and earth; and all things in them.
2. (by extension) top and bottom

   天地無用(てんちむよう) (tenchimuyō)

   天地(てんち)ひっくり返(かえ)し

   tenchi hikkurikaeshi

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• 宇(う)宙(ちゅう) (uchū): the universe
• 自(し)然(ぜん) (shizen): nature
• 世(せ)界(かい) (sekai): the world
• 万(ばん)象(しょう) (banshō): all things, all of the universe, every manifestation of nature
• 万(ばん)物(ぶつ) (banbutsu): all things, all of the universe, every manifestation of nature

• 天(てん)変(ぺん)地(ち)異(い) (tenpenchii): turmoil throughout heaven and earth

• 天地 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

天地 • (cheonji) (hangeul 천지)

1. Hanja form^? of 천지 (“heaven and earth”).

天地

1. chữ Hán form of thiên địa (“heaven and earth”).