<p>What's the origin of 天气?</p>

<p>天, I'm willing to bet is 老天爷; with phrase like 天公不作美 (天公 = 老天爷) and even the government claiming that:</p>

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  <p>老天爷为何这么给“面子” 专家细解阅兵前后降雨成因</p>
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<p>It seems that the idea that 老天爷 is in charge of the weather would fit quite well here.</p>

<p>But 气? 气 could be a lot of things.</p>

<p>I have no proof here. Just stipulating.</p>

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I never thought there's an origin of `'天气'`. I will simply translate/understand `'天'` to/as `'sky'`, `'气'` to/as `'air'`.
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Origin of 天气 (weather)?
# Origin of 天气 (weather)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-19)

What's the origin of 天气?

天, I'm willing to bet is 老天爷; with phrase like 天公不作美 (天公 = 老天爷) and even the government claiming that:

> 老天爷为何这么给“面子” 专家细解阅兵前后降雨成因

It seems that the idea that 老天爷 is in charge of the weather would fit quite well here.

But 气? 气 could be a lot of things.

I have no proof here. Just stipulating.

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> **username_1**: I never thought there's an origin of `'天气'`. I will simply translate/understand `'天'` to/as `'sky'`, `'气'` to/as `'air'`.  

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