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天赐良机 (tiān cì liáng jī) — a heaven-sent opportunity; a godsend; a golden chance

Definition

A four-character idiom for an extraordinarily rare, heaven-sent chance. A stronger, more literary way to say 'perfect opportunity' — emphasizes luck and rarity rather than effort.

idiom
a heaven-sent opportunitya godsenda golden chance

Examples

  • 天赐良机，。
    Zhè cì hé zuò jiǎn zhí shì tiān cì liáng jī, wǒ men yí dìng yào zhuā zhù.
    This collaboration is simply a heaven-sent opportunity — we must seize it.
  • 天赐良机，。
    Tā méi xiǎng dào huì yù dào zhè yàng de tiān cì liáng jī, lì kè dā ying le.
    He didn't expect to encounter such a golden chance and agreed immediately.
  • ，天赐良机。
    Duì chuàng yè zhě lái shuō, zhè ge zhèng cè jiù shì tiān cì liáng jī.
    For entrepreneurs, this policy is a godsend.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
大大dà
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng天tiān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape comes from a frontal standing man 大 with a head; 天 pairs 大 with 丁 for sound.

Open 天 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 賜; 赐 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell, money
Sound part声符shēngfú
易
易yì賜cì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 賜 pairs 貝 (shell, money) with 易 as a sound part; the simplified 赐 is a shorthand.

Open 赐 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

良 possibly depicts corridors and a room.

Open 良 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree; wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
几
几jǐ机jī
Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

Open 机 →
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