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. 上下和东南西北。《庄子．齐物论》：「六合之外，圣人存而不论；六合之内，圣人论而不议。」后指天地、宇宙或天下、人世间。汉．蔡琰〈胡笳十八拍〉：「若我怨气兮浩于长空，六合虽广兮受之应不容。」南北朝．北周．庾信〈哀江南赋．序〉：「是知併吞六合，不免轵衟之灾，溷为一车书，无救平阳之祸。」
  2. 阴阳家以月建和日辰的地支相合为吉日，即子与丑合、寅与亥合、卯与戌合、辰与酉合、巳与申合、午与未合。

重編國語辭典

  1. 六个方向：上下和四方
  2. 泛指天地或宇宙

維基詞典

Homographs

六合 Lùhé see 六合区 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
海内 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