舜日尧天 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day ; all for the best in the best of all possible worlds

Character by character

• 舜Shùnlegendary ruler
• 日rìsun; day; daytime
• 尧Yáoa legendary ancient emperor-sage
• 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial

Idioms sharing a character

• 舜日尧年 Shùn rì Yáo nián
• 一日三秋 yī rì sān qiū
• 一日之雅 yī rì zhī yǎ
• 一日千里 yī rì qiān lǐ
• 不见天日 bù jiàn tiān rì
• 世风日下 shì fēng rì xià
• 来日方长 lái rì fāng cháng
• 偷天换日 tōu tiān huàn rì
• 光天化日 guāng tiān huà rì
• 同日而语 tóng rì ér yǔ

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