HSK V7-9
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天经地义

/ tiān jīng dì yì /
Strokes

Definition

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

Example

Definition

(in line with) the principles of heaven and earth—right and proper; perfectly justified; unalterable truth

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Shārén
杀人
chángmìng
偿命
  
,
tiānjīng
天经地义
  

It is only right and proper that murder is punished by death.

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天经地义