应天承运 |
yìng tiān chéng yùn |
lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings |
应 |
Yīng |
surname Ying / Taiwan pr. [Ying4] |
应 |
yīng |
to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall |
应 |
yìng |
to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with |
天 |
tiān |
day / sky / heaven |
承 |
Chéng |
surname Cheng / Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
承 |
chéng |
to bear / to carry / to hold / to continue / to undertake / to take charge / owing to / due to / to receive |
承运 |
chéng yùn |
to provide transport / to accept the Mandate of Heaven / to acknowledge one's calling to be emperor |
运 |
yùn |
to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate |