天条

Traditional form:

天條

Pinyin (reading):

tiāntiáo

Definitions:

• heavenly decree; divine commandment; (fig.) unbreakable taboo; absolute edict (often humorous or sarcastic)
• prohibition decrees of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國／太平天国 ( Tàipíng Tiānguó)

Characters:

• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 条 - clause, condition; string, stripe

Traditional characters:

• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 條 - clause, condition; string, stripe