Definition
苍天 has two connected senses. Literally it means 'the blue sky' (the vast, high sky). Figuratively it refers to 'Heaven' as a personified force of fate or justice — the entity that sees all and rewards or punishes. This second sense appears in fixed expressions like 苍天有眼 ('Heaven has eyes') and 苍天不负有心人 ('Heaven helps those who help themselves'). It carries a literary, sometimes solemn tone.
n.
the blue skythe heavensHeaven (as a personified force of fate or justice)
Examples
- 苍天，。cāng tiān bú fù yǒuxīnrén, tā zhōngyú chénggōng le.Heaven helps those who help themselves; he finally succeeded.
- ，苍天。Táitóu wàng qù, cāng tiān liáokuò wúbiān.Looking up, the blue sky is vast and boundless.
- ：‘苍天，？’Tā yǎng tiān cháng tàn: ‘cāng tiān a, wèihé rúcǐ bù gōng?’He looked up to the sky and sighed: 'Heavens, why so unfair?'
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