天书 (tiān shū) — (figurative) illegible or incomprehensible writing; something impossible to read or understand; (historical) imperial edict; imperial order; (Daoism) celestial book; heavenly scripture
Definition
A "heavenly book" — used figuratively for any writing that is completely impossible to read or understand (because it's illegible, too obscure, or beyond you).
noun
(figurative) illegible or incomprehensible writingsomething impossible to read or understand(historical) imperial edictimperial order(Daoism) celestial bookheavenly scripture
Examples
- ，天书。Tā de zì xiě dé tài liáo cǎo, kàn qǐ lái xiàng tiān shū yí yàng.His handwriting is so scrawled it looks like an incomprehensible mess.
- ，天书。Zài gǔ dài, huáng dì de zhào shū bèi chēng wéi tiān shū.In ancient times, the emperor's edict was called a heavenly book.
- 天书，。Zhè piān xué shù lùn wén duì wǒ lái shuō jiǎn zhí jiù shì tiān shū, wán quán kàn bù dǒng.This academic paper is simply a heavenly book to me; I can't understand it at all.
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