天てん地ち万ばん物ぶつ

noun

all creation; everything in heaven and earth

A yojijukugo (four-character compound) used in literary, philosophical, or religious contexts to refer to the entire universe and all things in it.

• 天てん地ち万ばん物ぶつは絶たえず変へん化かしている。

  All things in heaven and earth are constantly changing.

• 彼かれは天てん地ち万ばん物ぶつの理りを探たん求きゅうした。

  He sought the principles governing all creation.