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天理难容

tiān lǐ nán róngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom) / intolerable behavior
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-30c06d8fd99a236c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

天理難容 天理难容 [tian1 li3 nan2 rong2] /Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)/intolerable behavior/

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Other forms in these source records: 天理難容

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

  • 理
    lǐ

    texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up

  • 难
    nán

    difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good

    nàn

    disaster / distress / to scold

  • 容
    róng

    to hold / to contain / to allow / to tolerate / appearance / look / countenance

    Róng

    surname Rong

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.