應ㄧㄥˋyìng天ㄊㄧㄢtiān承ㄔㄥˊchéng運ㄩㄣˋyùn

  1. 順應天命，承受氣運。指帝王奉天命統理天下。《抱朴子·外篇·酒誡》：「漢高應天承運革命，向雖不醉，猶當斬蛇。」

英lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom)​; to rule according to the will of heaven, the Divine Right of kings