太たい虚きょ

noun

the sky; the heavens

Formal or literary term for the vast sky or heavens, often with a poetic or philosophical tone.

• 太たい虚きょを見み上あげると、星ほしがきらめいていた。

  Looking up at the heavens, the stars were twinkling.

noun

Great Void (primordial substance in ancient Chinese philosophy)

Technical term in ancient Chinese philosophy; refers to the primordial void or substance that gives rise to qi. Rare in everyday Japanese.

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごく哲てつ学がくでは、太たい虚きょは万ばん物ぶつの根こん源げんとされる。

  In ancient Chinese philosophy, the Great Void is considered the origin of all things.