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天理難容

简天理难容 · 繁天理難容

Mandarin · pinyin tiān lǐ nán róng

Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
intolerable behavior

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
難: Look up this written character
容: róng · looks, appearance; figure, form
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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1–3–2–2 · tian1 li3 nan2 rong2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tin1 lei5 naan4 jung4

Cantonese word readings for 天理難容. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(idiomatic) providence would not forgive (something); Heaven will not tolerate (if something happens or does not happen)

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