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天下滔滔 — “The world is in widespread disorder or moral decay”

天下滔滔 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the world is in widespread disorder or moral decay”. Pervasive undesirable trends or people are everywhere. Literally, “The world in continuous surging”.

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天下滔滔 Pronunciation and Pinyin

天下滔滔 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend
滔
tāo13surging, overflowing, overbearing
滔
tāo13surging, overflowing, overbearing

Example Sentence with 天下滔滔

面对如今信息爆炸,各种观点层出不穷,是非难辨,有时真让人感觉天下滔滔
Facing today's information explosion, where countless opinions constantly emerge, making it difficult to distinguish right from wrong, one sometimes truly feels that the world is in widespread disarray.

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Synonyms of 天下滔滔

  • tāo滔tāo滔zhě者tiān天xià下jiē皆shì是Such people or things are everywhere

More idioms starting with 天

  • tiān天shàng上rén人jiān间worlds apart
  • tiān天shàng上dì地xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊supremely arrogant and self-important
  • tiān天shàng上tiān天xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊Arrogant and self-important
  • tiān天shàng上shǎo少yǒu有,,dì地xià下nán难xún寻extremely rare, unique
  • tiān天shàng上shí石lín麟a brilliant and talented son
  • tiān天shàng上qí麒lín麟praise a son's exceptional talent
  • tiān天xià下yī一jiā家universal brotherhood and harmony
  • tiān天xià下wèi为yī一The world united
  • tiān天xià下wéi为gōng公The world belongs to everyone
  • tiān天xià下wéi为jiā家To make the world one's home
  • tiān天xià下wéi为lóng笼the world is a confining cage
  • tiān天xià下wū乌yā鸦yī一bān般hēi黑all evil is the same everywhere

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Questions about 天下滔滔

What does 天下滔滔 mean?

天下滔滔 (tiān xià tāo tāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the world is in widespread disorder or moral decay”.

How do you pronounce 天下滔滔?

天下滔滔 is pronounced tiān xià tāo tāo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 天下滔滔 literally mean?

Literally, 天下滔滔 means “the world in continuous surging”. It is used to mean “the world is in widespread disorder or moral decay”.

What is the Chinese definition of 天下滔滔?

滔滔:连续不断的样子。洪水弥漫,遍地都是。比喻社会普遍纷乱。比喻低下的人或不良风气比比皆是

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