天外

abbr. for 天津外國語大學|天津外国语大学[Tian1 jin1 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]

beyond the earth / outer space

Characters and words in 天外

tia̅n = ti + an1

day / sky / heaven

Add a new mnemonic for 天 = 一 + 大

天 = 一 + 大 : Mnemonic symbol: an angel from heaven. Mother Teresa (ti) programmed a robot (大) to play a flute duet together with her in front of the anthill (an1). As they play their flutes (一) an angel (mnemonic symbol for 天) hears their heavenly tune and descends from heaven (天) to listen to them.

wài = w + ai4

outside / in addition / foreign / external

Add a new mnemonic for 外 = 夕 + 卜

外 = 夕 + 卜 : There's a hole in the wall of the airplane's bathroom (ai4), and from outside (外), a bat (夕) wants to enter. Willy Walrus (w) is very afraid of bats, so he does his best to hinder the bat from entering with a voodoo staff (卜).

Words with 天外

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in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)

visitors from outer space

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see 人外有人，天外有天[ren2 wai4 you3 ren2 , tian1 wai4 you3 tian1]

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(idiom) however good sth is, there is always sth better / in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself

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