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天人合一

Mandarin · pinyin tiān rén hé yī

oneness of heaven and humanity
the theory that man is an integral part of nature

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather
一: yī · one; a, an; alone

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1–2–2–1 · tian1 ren2 he2 yi1

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tin1 jan4 hap6 jat1

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(idiomatic) Heaven and Man are one (an ancient Chinese philosophical concept)

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