| 应天顺时 |
yìng tiān shùn shí |
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 |
| 天顺 |
Tiān shùn |
Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁镇 (1427-1464), reigned 1457-1464, temple name Yingzong 英宗 |
| 顺 |
shùn |
to obey / to follow / to arrange / to make reasonable / along / favorable |
| 时 |
shí |
old variant of 时 |
| 时 |
Shí |
surname Shi |
| 时 |
shí |
(bound form) time; hour; period; season / (after a numeral) o'clock; hour(s) / (after a verb phrase or clause) when; while |