trời che đất chở

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 天覆地載／天覆地载 (thiên phú địa tái).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəːj˨˩ t͡ɕɛ˧˧ ʔɗət̚˧˦ t͡ɕəː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈəːj˦˩ t͡ɕɛ˧˧ ʔɗək̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕəː˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈəːj˨˩ cɛ˧˧ ʔɗək̚˦˥ cəː˨˩˦]

Idiom

trời che đất chở

  1. all-encompassing; totally inclusive; affecting all things
  2. providing and caring for all things
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