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Chinese
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day; sky; heaven
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not have
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two
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day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) |
| trad. (天無二日)
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天
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無
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二
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日
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| simp. (天无二日)
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天
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无
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二
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日
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| Literally: “there are no two suns in the sky”.
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Etymology
From Confucius, quoted in Mencius and the Book of Rites.
Mencius, Book 9 (《孟子·萬章上》):
Book of Rites, Book 7 (《禮記·曾子問》):
孔子曰：「天無二日，土無二王，嘗禘郊社，尊無二上。…… [Classical Chinese, trad.]
孔子曰：「天无二日，土无二王，尝禘郊社，尊无二上。…… [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Kǒngzǐ yuē: “Tiān wú èr rì, tǔ wú èr wáng, cháng dì jiāo shè, zūn wú èr shàng.......
- Confucius said, "In heaven there are not two suns; in a country there are not two kings; in the seasonal sacrifices, and those to Heaven and Earth, there are not two who occupy the highest place of honour.
Pronunciation
Idiom
天無二日
- there cannot be two monarchs or chiefs at the same time