We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「天地經緯」, explained below.
Introducing the idiom 「天地經緯」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
Refers to the self-evident and indisputable truth in the world. It is extended to mean governing the world with the laws of heaven and earth.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tiān dì jīng wěi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tin1 dei6/dei2 ging1 wai5
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.

