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替天行道 — “To act on behalf of Heaven to administer justice”

替天行道 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act on behalf of Heaven to administer justice”. To uphold justice as an agent of divine will. Literally, “act for Heaven, carry out justice”.

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替天行道 Pronunciation and Pinyin

替天行道 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
替
tì12substitute or replace
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
行
xíng6to walk, act, or a line
道
dào13way, path, principle, say

Example Sentence with 替天行道

侠客们常常自诩替天行道,惩奸除恶,维护世间和平。
Knights-errant often proclaimed to act on behalf of Heaven to punish evildoers and maintain peace in the world.

Idioms Related to 替天行道

Synonyms of 替天行道

  • wèi为mín民chú除hài害eliminate harm for the people

More idioms starting with 替

  • tì替gǔ古rén人dān担yōu忧worry about ancient people's problems
  • tì替gǔ古rén人dān耽yōu忧worry about ancient people's concerns
  • tì替sǐ死guǐ鬼a scapegoat
  • tì替zuì罪yáng羊a person blamed for others' faults

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What does 替天行道 mean?

替天行道 (tì tiān xíng dào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act on behalf of Heaven to administer justice”.

How do you pronounce 替天行道?

替天行道 is pronounced tì tiān xíng dào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 替天行道 literally mean?

Literally, 替天行道 means “act for Heaven, carry out justice”. It is used to mean “to act on behalf of Heaven to administer justice”.

What is the Chinese definition of 替天行道?

代上天主持公道。封建社会里农民起义多以此作为动员、组织群众的口号。

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