"天作之合" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "天 監 在下，有 命 既 集。\n^文王 初 載，天.作.之.合。",
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  "etymology_text": "From the Classic of Poetry, poem 236 (《詩經·大雅·大明》):\n:\n天監在下，有命既集。\n文王初載，天作之合。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]天监在下，有命既集。\n文王初载，天作之合。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nTiān jiān zàixià, yǒu mìng jì jí.\nWénwáng chū zǎi, tiān zuò zhī hé. [Pinyin]\nHeaven surveyed this lower world; And its appointment lighted [on king Wen].\nIn his early years, It made for him a mate.",
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        "heaven-made match; a match made in heaven"
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      "ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡siː⁵⁵ hɐp̚²/"
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      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² hap̚⁴/"
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      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn³³ t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡si³³ hap̚²⁴/"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Tai-lo"
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      "zh-pron": "thian-tsok-tsi-ha̍p"
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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        "Xiamen"
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        "Quanzhou"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
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        "Kaohsiung"
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      "ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡siː⁵⁵ hɐp̚²/"
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    },
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