天文学大成 天文學大成 tiān wén xué dà chéng the Almagest by Ptolemy
天文望远镜 天文望遠鏡 tiān wén wàng yuǎn jìng astronomical telescope
天生的一对 天生的一對 tiān shēng de yī duì couple who were made for each other
天体光谱学 天體光譜學 tiān tǐ guāng pǔ xué astronomical spectroscopy
天体演化学 天體演化學 tiān tǐ yǎn huà xué cosmogony
比登天还难 比登天還難 bǐ dēng tiān hái nán 1. lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)2. fig. extremely difficult3. far from an easy task
(bird species of China) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
耶稣升天节 耶穌升天節 yē sū shēng tiān jié Ascension Day (Christian festival forty days after Easter)
圣母升天节 聖母升天節 shèng mǔ shēng tiān jié Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Christian festival on 15th August)
青天大老爷 青天大老爺 qīng tiān dà lǎo ye my lord (respectful form of address for an official or a magistrate in imperial China)
黄土不露天 黃土不露天 huáng tǔ bù lù tiān a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China
黑天鹅事件 黑天鵝事件 hēi tiān é shì jiàn black swan event
Uncle Tom's Cabin, translated and adapted by Lin Shu 林纾
(bird species of China) Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
黑脚信天翁 黑腳信天翁 hēi jiǎo xìn tiān wēng (bird species of China) black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
人算不如天算 rén suàn bù rú tiān suàn 1. man proposes, God disposes (idiom)2. one's plans can be derailed by unforeseen events
友谊地久天长 友誼地久天長 yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng 1. Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns 羅伯特·罗伯特·伯恩斯[luó bó tè bó ēn sī], sung to mark the start of a new year or as a farewell2. also rendered 友谊万岁[yǒu yì wàn suì] or 友谊天长地久[yǒu yì tiān cháng dì jiǔ]
唯恐天下不乱 唯恐天下不亂 wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
1. fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom)2. fearless
天机不可泄漏 天機不可泄漏 tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu 1. lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed2. I am not at liberty to inform you.
天机不可泄露 天機不可泄露 tiān jī bù kě xiè lù 1. lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed2. I am not at liberty to inform you.
天津会议专条 天津會議專條 tiān jīn huì yì zhuān tiáo Tianjin agreement of 1885 between Li Hongzhang 李鸿章[lǐ hóng zhāng] and ITŌ Hirobumi 伊藤博文[yī téng bó wén] to pull Qing and Japanese troops out of Korea
天体物理学家 天體物理學家 tiān tǐ wù lǐ xué jiā astrophysicist
太平天国起义 太平天國起義 tài píng tiān guó qǐ yì Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864), a massive rebellion in southern China against the Qing Dynasty, led by Hong Xiuquan 洪秀全[hóng xiù quán], who sought to establish the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天国[tài píng tiān guó], resulting in one of the deadliest conflicts in history with millions of casualties
漏水转浑天仪 漏水轉渾天儀 lòu shuǐ zhuàn hún tiān yí water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)
八十天环游地球 八十天環遊地球 bā shí tiān huán yóu dì qiú Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·儒勒·凡尔纳[rú lè fán ěr nà]
天上不会掉馅饼 天上不會掉餡餅 tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
天冬苯丙二肽酯 tiān dōng běn bǐng èr tài zhǐ aspartame C14H18N2O (artificial sweetener)
天津外国语大学 天津外國語大學 tiān jīn wài guó yǔ dà xué Tianjin Foreign Studies University
天涯何处无芳草 天涯何處無芳草 tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
妇女能顶半边天 婦女能頂半邊天 fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān 1. Woman can hold up half the sky2. fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
挟天子以令天下 挾天子以令天下 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
皇天不负苦心人 皇天不負苦心人 huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.
面朝黄土背朝天 面朝黃土背朝天 miàn cháo huáng tǔ bèi cháo tiān face to the ground, back to the sky
中国航天工业公司 中國航天工業公司 zhōng guó háng tiān gōng yè gōng sī China Aerospace Corporation, forerunner of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) 中国航天科技集团公司
天津环球金融中心 天津環球金融中心 tiān jīn huán qiú jīn róng zhōng xīn 1. Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower or Jin Tower2. abbr. to 津塔[jīn tǎ]
一人得道，鸡犬升天 一人得道，雞犬升天 yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān 1. (lit.) when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom)2. (fig.) when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit
一个天南，一个地北 一個天南，一個地北 yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi to live miles apart
三天不打，上房揭瓦 sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ 1. three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)2. spare the rod, spoil the child
三天打鱼，两天晒网 三天打魚，兩天曬網 sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng 1. lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)2. fig. not to persevere in doing sth3. to do sth by fits and starts
上天无路，入地无门 上天無路，入地無門 shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén 1. lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)2. fig. to be at the end of one's rope3. to be trapped in a hopeless situation
上有天堂，下有苏杭 上有天堂，下有蘇杭 shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu sū háng 1. lit. there is heaven above, and there is 苏杭[sū háng] below (idiom)2. fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
人不为己，天诛地灭 人不為己，天誅地滅 rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè 1. Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.2. Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
人外有人，天外有天 rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
做一天和尚撞一天钟 做一天和尚撞一天鐘 zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng 1. lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)2. fig. to do one's job mechanically3. to hold a position passively
先天不足，后天失调 先天不足，後天失調 xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo 1. to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life2. (fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time
和尚打伞，无法无天 和尚打傘，無法無天 hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān 1. lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])2. fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven3. lawless