青天 qīngtiān
qīngtiān
set phrase
clear sky/blue sky
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
, Subdomain: Nature
, Concept:
Notes: 青天 is often a simile for positive conditions. For example, 拨云雾见青天 'to push away the clouds and mist and see the blue sky' (CC-CEDICT '青天'; Suyu, p. 53)
Contained in
- 青天有眼观千古 大海无心纳百川(青天有眼觀千古 大海無心納百川) Green mountains bears witness to the ageless time; Grand oceans embraces unintentionally a hundred rivers.
- 君来问道无余说 云在青天水在瓶(君來問道無餘說 雲在青天水在瓶) Not much to be said on your question about the Way; The clouds are up in the sky and water in the vase.
- 青天有眼观千古 大海无私纳百川(青天有眼觀千古 大海無私納百川) Green mountains bears witness to the ageless time; Grand oceans embrace selflessly a hundred rivers.
- 家居青天白日下 人在春风和气中(家居青天白日下 人在春風和氣中) Abide beneath the blue sky and shining sun; Live within the soothing breeze of spring and harmony.
- 沧海无风千古月 青天不雨四季云(滄海無風千古月 青天不雨四季雲) Vast tranquil sea, timeless moon; Sunny blue sky, seasonal clouds.
- 沧海无风千古月 青天有日见光明(滄海無風千古月 青天有日見光明) Vast tranquil sea, timeless moon; Sunny blue sky, luminous world.
Also contained in
拨云雾见青天 、 海青天 、 青天白日 、 青天霹雳 、 青天大老爷 、 包青天 、 碧海青天
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Chapter 1: A Plan for Life - People's Surroundings 卷一 人生之計 ■人的周遭 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 11 - Life's Possessions 《人間萬事11－生命的擁有》 — count: 5
- Society Issues Investigation (Volume 1) - A Buddhist View of 'Environmental Protection Problems' 社會議題探討（上冊） 佛教對「環保問題」的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》 — count: 3
- Chan and Men of Letters 禪與文人 Humanistic Buddhism Series 9 - Study of the Chan and Pure Land Schools 《人間佛教系列9－禪學與淨土》 — count: 3
- The Path of Life 人生路 A Life With Palms Joined 2 - Crucial Moments 《合掌人生2－關鍵時刻》 — count: 2
- Awesome tranquility - Part 29 [Lecture] 報無住如如不動分第二十九 【講話】 Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》 — count: 2
- Buddhism and Men of Letters 佛教與文人 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 2
- A Buddhist View of Conduct 佛教對行為的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series 7 - Dharma and Doctrine 《人間佛教系列7－佛法與義理》 — count: 2
- A Candlestick 燭台 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 2
- Songs 2 歌 ■之二 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 2
- Section 2 China - Chapter 11: Graceful Tang and Song Buddhist Men of Letters 第二篇 中國篇 第十一章 唐宋佛教文人的風采 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 在青天 (在青天) 月是在青天 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 17
- 青天水 (青天水) 雲在青天水在瓶 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life (2) 人間佛教的藍圖（下） — count: 13
- 上青天 (上青天) 一行白鷺上青天 — Hundred Sayings 1 - Perfectly Willing 《往事百語1－心甘情願》, Yes, Work Hard but do not get Angry 要爭氣，不要生氣 — count: 9
- 湛湛青天 (湛湛青天) 湛湛青天不可欺 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 3
- 问青天 (問青天) 把酒問青天 — Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》, Volume 12: A Selection of Buddhist Works - Class 27: Selected Ci Poetry 第十二冊 佛教作品選錄 第二十七課 詞選 — count: 3
- 青天不可 (青天不可) 湛湛青天不可欺 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 2
- 青天白云 (青天白雲) 如青天白雲 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 3: Good Medicine to Help Settle the Body and Mind 第三冊 身心安頓的良方 — count: 2
- 头顶青天 (頭頂青天) 如果沒有頭頂青天 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Meditation 人間佛教的定學 — count: 2
- 觅青天 (覓青天) 多年掘地覓青天 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Awesome tranquility - Part 29 [Lecture] 報無住如如不動分第二十九 【講話】 — count: 2