follow the mandate of heaven and comply with the popular wishes of the people

follow the mandate of heaven and comply with the popular wishes of the people

Obedience to nature is a Chinese idiom, pronounced sh ù NTI ā NC ó NgR é n, which means conforming to the destiny and the people's will. It comes from the statement of emperor Shunzong in Jin Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Pinyin

shùntiāncóngrén

explain

Conform to destiny, conform to people's will. In the old days, it was often used to celebrate the establishment of a new dynasty. It is the same as "obedience to nature".

Idioms and allusions

source

Han Yu's Jin Biao Zhuan in Tang Dynasty said, "Ji Si should keep the throne, do what he heard, obey the heaven, and teach Sheng Si."

Discrimination of words

words whose meaning is similar

Be obedient to nature and nature

usage

It is often used to praise the establishment of a new court