天下大勢

简 天下大势 · 繁 天下大勢
Mandarin · pinyin tiān xià dà shì

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  1. the overall state of affairs in the world (esp. in political or historical terms); the prevailing trend across the nation or empire
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天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
勢
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势
shì · power, force; tendency
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1–4–4–4 · tian1 xia4 da4 shi4

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Exact source record天下大勢 天下大势 [tian1 xia4 da4 shi4] /the overall state of affairs in the world (esp. in political or historical terms); the prevailing trend across the nation or empire/