谢天谢地

 thank heavens! in Mandarin

The mandarin vocabulary 谢天谢地 can also mean thank goodness that's worked out so well!

You can remember the meaning of 谢天谢地 with this easy mnemonic:

In our culture, if you really want to thank the heavens for good fortune, you have to thank (谢) the sky (天), and thank (谢) the land (地) as well, because we believe deities are living in every corner.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

The reading of 谢天谢地 is xiè tiān xiè dì.

You can remember how to say 谢天谢地 with this useful mnemonic:

However, my mother takes it to the next level. She (xi) and (è) I will go to a temple in Tien (tiān) Jing, where she (xiè) will devote (dì) herself to god for 5 whole months if good fortune comes our way.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

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