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天理

Mandarin · pinyin tiān lǐ

Meanings

  1. Heaven's law
  2. the natural order of things
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天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
理
lǐ · reason, logic; manage
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1–3 · tian1 li3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tin1 lei5

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noun

  1. rules of nature; laws of nature; natural law
  2. (in common usage) justice; fairness
  3. (Chinese philosophy) heavenly principle

name

  1. (～市) Tenri (a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan)

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