得天独厚 dé tiān dú hòu
richly endowed by nature; enjoying exceptional advantages
Literally: receive heaven alone generous
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Origin
From Hong Liangji's Beijiang Shihua (Qing dynasty): 得天独厚,故吟咏之富,有如此者.
How to use it
Attributive or predicate; positive. Often 得天独厚的条件/优势.
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- 这里气候温和,土壤肥沃,发展农业有得天独厚的条件。Zhèlǐ qìhòu wēnhé, tǔrǎng féiwò, fāzhǎn nóngyè yǒu dé tiān dú hòu de tiáojiàn.With its mild climate and fertile soil, this place has exceptional natural advantages for agriculture.here climate mild, soil fertile, develop agriculture have receive heaven alone generous (attributive particle) condition
- 她嗓音得天独厚,从小就被认为是唱歌的料。Tā sǎngyīn dé tiān dú hòu, cóngxiǎo jiù bèi rènwéi shì chànggē de liào.Her voice is a natural gift; from childhood she was regarded as born to sing.she voice receive heaven alone generous, from small then (passive marker) consider is sing (attributive particle) material
More chengyu about success & failure
- 举世瞩目jǔ shì zhǔ mùto attract worldwide attention; in the international spotlight
- 脱颖而出tuō yǐng ér chūto stand out from the crowd; to distinguish oneself
- 一蹴而就yí cù ér jiùto achieve in one stroke; to succeed at the first attempt (usually negated)
- 每况愈下měi kuàng yù xiàto go from bad to worse; steadily deteriorating
- 力挽狂澜lì wǎn kuáng lánto turn the tide in a desperate situation; to save the day
- 事与愿违shì yǔ yuàn wéithings turn out contrary to one's wishes; to backfire
- 马到成功mǎ dào chéng gōnginstant success; wishing you quick success
- 一帆风顺yī fān fēng shùnplain sailing; may everything go smoothly