应天承运 — Chinese idiom
应天承运
yìng tiān chéng yùn
Traditional: 應天承運
Meaning
- lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times ; to rule according to the will of heaven
- the Divine Right of kings
Character by character
- 应yìngshould, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with,
- 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial
- 承chéngto undertake, to bear, to accept a duty; inheritan
- 运yùnto run; ship, transport; fortune, luck
Idioms sharing a character
- 一呼百应 yī hū bǎi yìng
- 咎有应得 jiù yǒu yīng dé
- 报应不爽 bào yìng bù shuǎng
- 得心应手 dé xīn yìng shǒu
- 应付自如 yìng fu zì rú
- 应付裕如 yìng fu yù rú
- 应天顺时 yìng tiān shùn shí
- 应接不暇 yìng jiē bù xiá
- 应有尽有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu
- 应机立断 yìng jī lì duàn
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