LAW OF NATURE  

ENDURING PATTERN FOLLOWED BY ALL THINGS.
Hypernym
  • PATTERNCOMPLEX ORDERLY SHAPE of something.
    • SHAPEAPPEARANCE of the PLACE something is in, as PERCEIVED by the EYES, DISREGARDING the SUBJECTIVITY of the APPEARANCE.
      • APPEARANCECLEAR:visible BUT SUBJECTIVELY PERCEIVED FEATURES.
        • FEATUREABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE....

Words

天道  tiān dào OC: lʰiin ɡ-luuʔ MC: then dɑu 49 Attributions

    Word relations
  • Object: 知/UNDERSTAND The standard current and word for understanding something and knowing how to do something is zhī 知 (ant. mèi 昧 "not have the foggiest idea")
  • Oppos: 人故/HUMAN
  • Oppos: 人道/LAW

    Syntactic words
  • NPabmetaphysicalHeaven-determined inevitable course of events in this world; the invariable way of things evolving in this world; the inexorable natural course of events
  • NPabnecessitynecessity ordained by Heaven; Heaven-determined inescapable necessityCH
  • NPabnormativethe Heaven-generated moral code; heavenly given norm; norm from Heaven; natural normCH
  • NPadVlike the Way of Heaven
  • NP{PRED}be a matter of inexorable Heaven-ordained necessityCH
天之道  tiān zhī dào OC: lʰiin kljɯ ɡ-luuʔ MC: then tɕɨ dɑu 5 Attributions
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  • NPabmetaphysicalway of heaven>law of nature
  • NPabmoralWay of Heaven
則  zé OC: skɯɯɡ MC: tsək 4 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • nabmetaphysicallaw of nature
常  cháng OC: djaŋ MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 4 Attributions
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  • nabmetaphysicalconstant pattern(>law of nature?)
天性然  tiān xìng rán OC: lʰiin seŋs njen MC: then siɛŋ ȵiɛn 3 Attributions
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  • NPabmetaphysicalpredicative: be so by virtue of the endowment of Nature (NOTE THAT THIS IS JUST RECORDED HERE FOR DISCUSSION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONCEPTIONS OF LAW OF NATURE.)
天地之性  tiān dì zhī xìng OC: lʰiin lils kljɯ seŋs MC: then di tɕɨ siɛŋ 3 Attributions
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  • NPabmetaphysicalthe nature of things determined by Heaven and Earth>law of nature; natural pattern in the world
自然之理  zì rán zhī lǐ OC: sblids njen kljɯ ɡ-rɯʔ MC: dzi ȵiɛn tɕɨ lɨ 3 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPabmetaphysicalnatural pattern followed by all things
理  lǐ OC: ɡ-rɯʔ MC: lɨ 2 Attributions
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  • nabmetaphysicallaw of nature
天之常  tiān zhī cháng OC: lʰiin kljɯ djaŋ MC: then tɕɨ dʑi̯ɐŋ 2 Attributions
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  • NPabmetaphysicalthe constant practice of Heaven> laws of nature???
天地自然之理  tiān dì zì rán zhī zhī OC: lʰiin lils sblids njen kljɯ ɡ-rɯʔ MC: then di dzi ȵiɛn tɕɨ lɨ 2 Attributions
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  • NPabmetaphysicalgeneral natural pattern obtaining in this world
萬物之理  wàn wù zhī lǐ MC: -- mjut tsyi liX OC: mblans mɯd kljɯ ɡ-rɯʔCH 2 Attributions
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  • NPablaw of nature; laws of natureCH
天制  tiān zhì OC: lʰiin kjeds MC: then tɕiɛi 1 Attribution
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  • NPabmetaphysicalCHUNQIUFANLU: system instituted by Heaven> law of nature
常則  cháng zé OC: djaŋ skɯɯɡ MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ tsək 1 Attribution
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  • NPabmetaphysicalenduring rule governing nature> law of nature employed by the Creator
自然道  zì rán dào OC: sblids njen ɡ-luuʔ MC: dzi ȵiɛn dɑu 1 Attribution
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  • NPabmetaphysicalthe Way of Nature>law of nature
天地之理  tiān dì zhī lǐ OC: lʰiin lils kljɯ ɡ-rɯʔ MC: then di tɕɨ lɨ 1 Attribution
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  • NPabthe patterns prevailing in Heaven and Earth>the world
自然之道  zì rán zhī dào OC: sblids njen kljɯ ɡ-luuʔ MC: dzi ȵiɛn tɕɨ dɑu 1 Attribution
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  • NPabmetaphysicalthe Way of Nature>law of nature
紀  jì MC: kiX OC: kɯʔCH 1 Attribution
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  • nabbasic law of natureCH
明法  míng fǎ MC: mjaeng pjop OC: mraŋ pabCH 1 Attribution
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  • NPabLaw of NatureCH
成理  chéng lǐ MC: dzyeng liX OC: djeŋ ɡ-rɯʔCH 1 Attribution
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  • NPabestablished regular patterns, laws of natureCH
天地之經  tiān dì zhī jīng MC: then dijH tsyi keng OC: lʰiin lils kljɯ keeŋCH 1 Attribution
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  • NPabguiding principles governing heaven and earth; standard pattern of thingsCH
天地之經緯  tiān dì zhī jīng wěi MC: then dijH tsyi keng hjw+jH OC: lʰiin lils kljɯ keeŋ ɢulsCH 1 Attribution
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  • NPabgoverning principles of natureCH
天地之道  tiān dì zhī dào MC: then dijH tsyi dawX OC: lʰiin lils kljɯ ɡ-luuʔCH 1 Attribution
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  • NPabthe Way of the world; the general principles obtaininng in the worldCH
為常  wéi cháng MC: hjweH dzyang OC: ɢʷal djaŋCH 1 Attribution
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  • VPifollow a regular/constrant/natural patternCH
常法  cháng fǎ MC: dzyang pjop OC: djaŋ pabCH 1 Attribution
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  • NPabconstant pattern of operation 太平經：天地有常法CH
道  dào OC: ɡ-luuʔ MC: dɑu 0 Attributions

See PRINCIPLE

    Syntactic words
  • nabmetaphysicalthe principles governing the regularities in nature; the force that imnposes regularity on natural processes
物理  wù lǐ OC: mɯd ɡ-rɯʔ MC: mi̯ut lɨ 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPabpattern of things(>law of nature)

Existing SW for

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