普天之下,莫非王土

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Chinese

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all over the world
it is none other than; is it not; can it be that
it is none other than; is it not; can it be that; can it be possible that
 
trad. (普天之下,莫非王土) 普天之下 莫非 王土
simp. #(普天之下,莫非王土) 普天之下 莫非 王土

Etymology

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From the Classic of Poetry, poem 205 (《詩經·小雅·北山》):

,莫非
,莫非
[Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
,莫非
,莫非
[Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Pǔ tiān zhī xià, mòfēi wáng tǔ.
Shuài tǔ zhī bīn, mòfēi wáng chén.
[Pinyin]
Under the wide heaven, All is the king's land.
Within the sea-boundaries of the land, All are the king's servants.

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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普天之下,莫非王土

  1. All land under heaven is the territory of the sovereign