The Sky is Clean and The Spirit is High

 

天淸氣高

천청기고

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cheon cheong gi go (Korean)

ten sei ki kou (Japanese)

tiān qīng qì gāo (Chinese)

 

天 means Sky

淸 means Clean

氣 means Spirit

高 means High

 

The Sky is High and The Spirit is Clean

• Korean pronunciation: 天高氣淸 cheon go gi cheong

• Japanese pronunciation: 天高氣清 ten kou ki sei

• Chinese pronunciation: 天高气清 tiān gāo qì qīng

 

The other meaning of Four-Word Phrases is

"Happiness is a full house."

 

East Asia, Korea, Japan, and China have long used traditional Chinese characters.

Unfortunately, 2020 present, China uses simplified Chinese characters and Japan uses shinjitai (新字体) while Korea still use traditional Chinese characters.

 

Chinese characters are an important language tool in East Asian culture,

Especially in Korea, Four-Word Phrases are being used a lot.

 

Four-Word Phrases have often been used to express implicit meanings,

and it may also express other meanings with homonyms.

 

天命 means God's will

淸廉 means Integrity

氣魄 means Vigour

高貴 means Nobility

 

It means that living with Integrity, Vigour and Nobility according to God's will.

 

Four-Word Phrases are written by Korean calligrapher Youngju Chung Bong Ah @youngju3344