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先天
xiān tiān
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inborn;
innate;
natural
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天文台
tiān wén tái
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observatory
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天长地久
tiān cháng dì jiǔ
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enduring while the world lasts (idiom);
eternal
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天庭
tiān tíng
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middle of the forehead;
imperial court;
heaven
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天花
tiān huā
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smallpox;
ceiling;
stamen of corn;
(old) snow;
(dialect) sesame oil
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雨天
yǔ tiān
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rainy day;
rainy weather
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天理
tiān lǐ
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Heaven's law;
the natural order of things
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天竺
tiān zhú
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the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
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杞人忧天
qǐ rén yōu tiān
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man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
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航天飞机
háng tiān fēi jī
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space shuttle
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天底下
tiān dǐ xia
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in this world;
under the sun
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天职
tiān zhí
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vocation;
duty;
mission in life
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信天翁
xìn tiān wēng
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albatross (family Diomedeidae)
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漫天
màn tiān
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lit. to fill the whole sky;
everywhere;
as far as the eye can see
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飞天
fēi tiān
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flying Apsara (Buddhist art)
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全天
quán tiān
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whole day
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惊天动地
jīng tiān dòng dì
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world-shaking (idiom)
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天花乱坠
tiān huā luàn zhuì
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lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom);
fig. extravagant embellishments;
hype
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乐天派
lè tiān pài
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happy-go-lucky people;
optimists
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开天窗
kāi tiān chuāng
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to leave a blank to mark censored area
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天壤之别
tiān rǎng zhī bié
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lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom);
fig. night and day difference;
opposite extremes;
a world of difference;
a far cry from
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天机
tiān jī
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mystery known only to heaven (archaic);
inscrutable twist of fate;
fig. top secret
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人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
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human life is beyond value (idiom)
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天价
tiān jià
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extremely expensive;
sky-high price
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天敌
tiān dí
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predator;
natural enemy
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