六合

liùhé
  1. the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down)
  2. the whole country
  3. the universe
  4. everything under the sun

CEDICT

  1. the six directions – east, west, north, south, up and down
  2. the whole country

Wiktionary

  1. 上下和東南西北。《莊子．齊物論》：「六合之外，聖人存而不論；六合之內，聖人論而不議。」後指天地、宇宙或天下、人世間。漢．蔡琰〈胡笳十八拍〉：「若我怨氣兮浩於長空，六合雖廣兮受之應不容。」南北朝．北周．庾信〈哀江南賦．序〉：「是知併吞六合，不免軹衟之災，混為一車書，無救平陽之禍。」
  2. 陰陽家以月建和日辰的地支相合為吉日，即子與丑合、寅與亥合、卯與戌合、辰與酉合、巳與申合、午與未合。

重編國語辭典

  1. 六個方向：上下和四方
  2. 泛指天地或宇宙

維基詞典

Homographs

六合 Lùhé see 六合區 Lùhé Qū

Entry Composition

1 六 liù
  1. six
  2. 6
=2 合 hé
  1. to close
  2. to join
  3. to fit
  4. to be equal to
  5. whole
  6. together
  7. round (in battle)
  8. conjunction (astronomy)
  9. 1st note of pentatonic scale
  10. old variant of 盒 hé
=2 合 hé variant of 合 hé

Containing this entry

六合八法 liùhébāfǎ Liuhe Bafa - "Six Harmonies, Eight Methods" - Martial Art
六合彩 liùhécǎi Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)
六合定中丸 liùhédìngzhòngwán
六合彩 Liùhécǎi

Related entries

山河 shānhé
  1. mountains and rivers
  2. the whole country
壮志饥餐胡虏肉，笑谈渴饮匈奴血。待从头、收拾旧山河，朝天阙。

With lofty aspirations, we long to feast on the flesh of the Hu invaders when hungry, and drink the blood of the Xiongnu enemies with laughter when thirsty. Awaiting the day when we can reclaim the lost lands, and present ourselves at the imperial court.

Source: Tatoeba

寰宇 huányǔ
  1. the whole earth
  2. the universe
海內 hǎinèi
  1. the whole world
  2. throughout the land
  3. everything under the sun
上海这个地方，海内海外什么菜肴都有。

Shanghai has everything under the sun when it comes to food.

Source: Tatoeba