Chinese Traditional: 天下
Chinese Simplified: 天下
Pinyin: tian1 xia4
Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
English Meaning: the whole world, worldwide

Example Sentences:

天下沒有白吃的午餐。
天下没有白吃的午餐。
tian1 xia4 mei2 you3 bai2 chi1 de5 wu3 can1.
There is no free lunch in the world.
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天下無不散的筵席。
天下无不散的筵席。
tian1 xia4 wu2 bu4 san4 de5 yan4 xi2.
There are no never ending banquets in the world. (Everything will eventually come to an end)
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Related Words:

 

tiān

1. sky, heaven 2. day 3. nature

Here: sky, heaven

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xià

1. under, down 2. next 3. to go down 4. to play (chess) 5. number of times 6. to drop, to fall (rain, snow) 7. to form (a decision, an opinion) 8. to put in 9. (a measure word for the frequency of an action) 10. to alight, to get out of, to leave

Here: under, down

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