天てん下か国こっ家か

noun

the world and the nation; state of the world; high affairs of state

A formal, somewhat literary compound referring to the broad condition of the world and the nation, or to weighty matters of national and international politics. Often used in elevated discourse.

• 天てん下か国こっ家かを論ろんじるよりも、まず足あし元もとの地ち域いきをよくしたい。

  Rather than discussing high affairs of state, I'd first like to improve my local community.

• 彼かれの演えん説ぜつは天てん下か国こっ家かの話はなしばかりで、具ぐ体たい的てきな政せい策さくには触ふれなかった。

  His speech was all about the state of the world and the nation, and didn't touch on concrete policies.