What is the meaning of 絕 in 天不絕人?
絕 here means 隔絕 (cut off) or 拒絕 (reject)
It is obviously a variant of a common expression 天無絕人之路 - &quot;heaven doesn't have a road that would cut off (reject) people. --&gt; There's always salvation: (preservation from destruction or failure
; deliverance from danger or difficulty)
天 = Heaven
不 = doesn't
絕 = cut off; reject
人 = people
天不絕人 = &quot;Heaven doesn't cut off/ reject people&quot;.
This expression is saying: &quot; there's always a way&quot; (so don't despair)