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someone who is in the right place at the right time

Chinese translation: 天时地利人和


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14:16 Aug 5, 2010
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: someone who is in the right place at the right time
it's used to discrebe someone who is lucky
happyvicky4ever
Chinese translation:天时地利人和
Explanation:
Someone who has everything going in favor of him/her.
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Wilman
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Local time: 09:27
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3 +5天时地利人和
Wilman
4幸运儿/鸿运当头之人
Ming Fu, Qi


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
天时地利人和


Explanation:
Someone who has everything going in favor of him/her.

Wilman
United States
Local time: 09:27
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jane chow
16 mins
  -> Thanks.

agree  Grace Liu
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Grace.

agree  Lu Zou
1 day10 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lu.

agree  Sze Man Leung, MCIL, DipTrans (IoLET): Beautiful =)
1 day11 hrs
  -> Thanks.

neutral  Francis Fine: 集天时地利于一身。 天时,地利 are superb. But, if I may do a little nit-picking: 人和 is not in the original phrase and, therefore, could very well be avoided.
1 day15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lance.

neutral  Gertrude Tsau: 同意lance的意見, "天时地利逢人",如何?
3 days17 hrs

agree  angieleung
5 days
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幸运儿/鸿运当头之人


Explanation:
In the location where something good is to happen exactly when it happens.

Ming Fu, Qi
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Local time: 21:27
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