天 地 万 物(てんちばんぶつ)

てんちばんぶつ

noun

all things in heaven and earth; all of creation

formalidiom

1. all things in heaven and earth; all of creation

Everything that exists in the universe — the whole of nature and all the things within it.

天地万物(てんちばんぶつ)を創造(そうぞう)する。

Create all things in heaven and earth.

It has long been believed that life dwells in all things of creation.

The people of ancient times believed that gods dwelled in all things of heaven and earth.

A four-character idiom (四字熟語(よじじゅくご)) made of 天地(てんち) (heaven and earth) + 万物(ばんぶつ) (all things). Literary and somewhat philosophical or religious in tone.

森羅万象(しんらばんしょう): all things in the universe — a close synonym, even more sweeping in scope
万物(ばんぶつ): all things — the plainer component word, used on its own

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