天 tin¹ {tiān}

(noun) my God!

天 tin¹ {tiān}

1. day
2. sky
3. heaven

天邊〔-边〕 tin¹ bin¹ {tiānbiān}

(noun) Sky

天兵 tin¹ bing¹ {tiān bīng}

soldiers from the heaven

天塹〔-堑〕 tin¹ cim³ {tiān qiàn}

natural moat

天晴 tin¹ cing⁴ {tiān qíng}

noun; sunny day

天地 tin¹ dei⁶ {tiān dì}

(noun) the world

天花 tin¹ faa¹ {tiān huā}

ceiling (of a room)

天風〔-风〕 tin¹ fung¹ {tiān fēng}

throttle

天九 tin¹ gau² {tiān jiǔ}

Tin Kau, Chinese gambling game

天光 tin¹ gwong¹ {tiān guāng}

(noun) daylight; (adverb) at daybreak; in the morning

天口 tin¹ hau² {tiān kǒu}

the weather

天虹 tin¹ hung⁴ {tiān hóng}

Rainbow

天陰〔-阴〕 tin¹ jam¹ {tiān yīn}

overcast or cloudy weather

天壤 tin¹ joeng⁶ {tiān rǎng}

the sky and the ground

天橋〔-桥〕 tin¹ kiu⁴ {tiān qiáo}

(noun) overpass

天理 tin¹ lei⁵ {tiān lǐ}

justice

天幕 tin¹ mok⁶ {tiān mù}

Canopies

天眼 tin¹ ngaan⁵ {tiān yǎn}

Eye in the sky; surveillance cameras placed in public by the police in Hong Kong

天棚 tin¹ paang² {tiān péng}

(noun) roof top

天生 tin¹ saang¹ {tiānshēng}

(adjective) 1. Inborn; 2. Inherent; (verb) Be born (used in "天生我才必有用" etc.)

天性 tin¹ sing³ {tiānxìng}

(adjective) 1. Instinctive; 2. Congenital

天數〔-数〕 tin¹ sou³ {tiān shù}

number of days; fate

天臺〔-台〕 tin¹ toi² {tiān tái}

Rooftop

天台 tin¹ toi⁴ {Tiān tāi}

rooftop (of a building)

天桃 tin¹ tou⁴ {tiān táo}

Syzygium samarangense; Jambu air; rose apple

天糊 tin¹ wu² {tiān hú}

noun; terminal tiles in mahjong game, to win the game

天字 tin¹ zi⁶ {tiān zì}

First

天呀 tin¹ aa¹ {tiān ya}

1. Heavens!
2. My goodness!

天邊〔-边〕 tin¹ bin¹ {tiān biān}

1. horizon
2. ends of the earth
3. remotest places

天貝〔-贝〕 tin¹ bui³ {tiān bèi}

tempeh, traditional Indonesian dish made from deep-fried fermented soybean

天車〔-车〕 tin¹ ce¹ {tiān chē}

gantry traveling crane

天趣 tin¹ ceoi³ {tiān qù}

natural charm (of writings, works of art etc)

天賜〔-赐〕 tin¹ ci³ {tiān cì}

bestowed by heaven

天次 tin¹ ci³ {tiān cì}

1. number of days of sth taking place (e.g. days of heavy pollution)
2. days
3. occasions

天池 tin¹ ci⁴ {Tiān chí}

Lake Tianchi in Xinjiang

天朝 tin¹ ciu⁴ {Tiān cháo}

1. Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China
2. Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

天窗 tin¹ coeng¹ {tiān chuāng}

1. hatchway
2. skylight
3. sun roof

天長〔-长〕 tin¹ coeng⁴ {Tiān cháng}

Tianchang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui

天才 tin¹ coi⁴ {tiān cái}

1. talent
2. gift
3. genius
4. talented
5. gifted

天柱 tin¹ cyu⁵ {Tiān zhù}

Tianzhu county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州, Guizhou

天柱 tin¹ cyu⁵ {tiān zhù}

pillars supporting heaven

天全 tin¹ cyun⁴ {Tiān quán}

Tianquan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan

天大 tin¹ daai⁶ {tiān dà}

1. gargantuan
2. as big as the sky
3. enormous

天底 tin¹ dai² {tiān dǐ}

(astronomy) nadir

天帝 tin¹ dai³ {Tiān dì}

1. God of heaven
2. Celestial emperor

天等 tin¹ dang² {Tiān děng}

Tiandeng county in Chongzuo 崇左, Guangxi

天地 tin¹ dei⁶ {tiān dì}

1. heaven and earth
2. world
3. scope
4. field of activity

天頂〔-顶〕 tin¹ deng² {tiān dǐng}

zenith

天敵〔-敌〕 tin¹ dik⁶ {tiān dí}

1. predator
2. natural enemy

天電〔-电〕 tin¹ din⁶ {tiān diàn}

1. atmospherics
2. static

天道 tin¹ dou⁶ {tiān dào}

1. natural law
2. heavenly law
3. weather (dialect)

天花 tin¹ faa¹ {tiān huā}

1. smallpox
2. ceiling
3. stamen of corn
4. (old) snow
5. (dialect) sesame oil

天分 tin¹ fan⁶ {tiān fèn}

1. natural gift
2. talent

天方 tin¹ fong¹ {Tiān fāng}

1. (old) Arabia
2. Arabian

天府 tin¹ fu² {Tiān fǔ}

1. Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu)
2. land of plenty

天賦〔-赋〕 tin¹ fu³ {tiān fù}

1. gift
2. innate skill

天父 tin¹ fu⁶ {tiān fù}

Heavenly Father

天價〔-价〕 tin¹ gaa³ {tiān jià}

1. extremely expensive
2. sky-high price

天界 tin¹ gaai³ {tiān jiè}

heaven

天璣〔-玑〕 tin¹ gei¹ {tiān jī}

gamma Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

天機〔-机〕 tin¹ gei¹ {tiān jī}

1. mystery known only to heaven (archaic)
2. inscrutable twist of fate
3. fig. top secret

天干 tin¹ gon¹ {tiān gān}

the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc

天宮〔-宫〕 tin¹ gung¹ {Tiān gōng}

Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)

天公 tin¹ gung¹ {tiān gōng}

1. heaven
2. lord of heaven

天癸 tin¹ gwai³ {tiān guǐ}

1. (TCM) menstruation
2. period

天國〔-国〕 tin¹ gwok³ {tiān guó}

Kingdom of Heaven

天下 tin¹ haa⁶ {tiān xià}

1. land under heaven
2. the whole world
3. the whole of China
4. realm
5. rule

天黑 tin¹ hak¹ {tiān hēi}

1. to get dark
2. dusk

天幸 tin¹ hang⁶ {tiān xìng}

1. providential good luck
2. a narrow escape

天后 tin¹ hau⁶ {Tiān hòu}

1. Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖
2. Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)

天候 tin¹ hau⁶ {tiān hòu}

weather

天氣〔-气〕 tin¹ hei³ {tiān qì}

weather

天險〔-险〕 tin¹ him² {tiān xiǎn}

a natural stronghold

天譴〔-谴〕 tin¹ hin² {tiān qiǎn}

1. the wrath of Heaven
2. imperial displeasure

天河 tin¹ ho⁴ {Tiān hé}

1. Milky Way
2. Tianhe district of Guangzhou city 廣州市, Guangdong

天漢〔-汉〕 tin¹ hon³ {Tiān hàn}

the Milky Way

天旱 tin¹ hon⁵ {tiān hàn}

drought

天空 tin¹ hung¹ {tiān kōng}

sky

天人 tin¹ jan⁴ {tiān rén}

1. Man and Heaven
2. celestial being

天意 tin¹ ji³ {tiān yì}

1. providence
2. the Will of Heaven

天兒〔-儿〕 tin¹ ji⁴ {tiān r}

the weather

天演 tin¹ jin² {tiān yǎn}

1. natural change
2. evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化)

天然 tin¹ jin⁴ {tiān rán}

natural

天淵〔-渊〕 tin¹ jyun¹ {tiān yuān}

1. distance between two poles
2. poles apart

天溝〔-沟〕 tin¹ kau¹ {tiān gōu}

(rainwater) gutter

天球 tin¹ kau⁴ {tiān qiú}

celestial sphere

天蠍〔-蝎〕 tin¹ kit³ {tiān xiē}

Scorpio (constellation)

天橋〔-桥〕 tin¹ kiu⁴ {tiān qiáo}

1. overhead walkway
2. pedestrian bridge

天橋〔-桥〕 tin¹ kiu⁴ {Tiān qiáo}

1. Tianqiao district of Ji'nan city 濟南市, Shandong
2. Tianqiao district in Beijing, formerly a center of folk culture

天權〔-权〕 tin¹ kyun⁴ {tiān quán}

delta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

天籟〔-籁〕 tin¹ laai⁶ {tiān lài}

sounds of nature

天藍〔-蓝〕 tin¹ laam⁴ {tiān lán}

sky blue

天冷 tin¹ laang⁵ {tiān lěng}

cold weather

天螻〔-蝼〕 tin¹ lau⁴ {tiān lóu}

1. mole cricket
2. slang word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa

天倫〔-伦〕 tin¹ leon⁴ {tiān lún}

1. family bonds
2. ethical family relations

天良 tin¹ loeng⁴ {tiān liáng}

conscience

天亮 tin¹ loeng⁶ {tiān liàng}

1. dawn
2. daybreak

天祿〔-禄〕 tin¹ luk⁶ {tiān lù}

1. auspicious sculpted animal, usu. a unicorn or deer with a long tail
2. possession of the empire

天麻 tin¹ maa⁴ {tiān má}

Gastrodia elata (botany)

天文 tin¹ man⁴ {tiān wén}

astronomy

天明 tin¹ ming⁴ {tiān míng}

1. dawn
2. daybreak

天命 tin¹ ming⁶ {Tiān mìng}

1. Mandate of Heaven
2. destiny
3. fate
4. one's life span

天魔 tin¹ mo¹ {tiān mó}

1. demonic
2. devil

天門〔-门〕 tin¹ mun⁴ {Tiān mén}

Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei

天哪 tin¹ naa¹ {tiān na}

1. Good gracious!
2. For goodness sake!

天涯 tin¹ ngaai⁴ {tiān yá}

1. the other end of the world
2. a far-away place

天牛 tin¹ ngau⁴ {tiān niú}

Longhorn beetle

天峨 tin¹ ngo⁴ {Tiān é}

Tian'e county in Hezhou 賀州, Guangxi

天鵝〔-鹅〕 tin¹ ngo⁴ {tiān é}

swan

天外 tin¹ ngoi⁶ {Tiān Wài}

abbr. for 天津外國語大學

天年 tin¹ nin⁴ {tiān nián}

natural life span

天寧〔-宁〕 tin¹ ning⁴ {Tiān níng}

Tianning district of Changzhou city 常州市, Jiangsu

天棚 tin¹ paang² {tiān péng}

1. ceiling
2. awning

天平 tin¹ ping⁴ {tiān píng}

scales (to weigh things)

天秤 tin¹ ping⁴ {Tiān chèng}

Libra (star sign)

天篷 tin¹ pung⁴ {tiān péng}

canopy

天山 tin¹ saan¹ {Tiān shān}

Tianshan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan

天生 tin¹ saang¹ {tiān shēng}

1. nature
2. disposition
3. innate
4. natural

天心 tin¹ sam¹ {tiān xīn}

1. center of the sky
2. will of heaven
3. will of the Gods
4. the monarch's will

天心 tin¹ sam¹ {Tiān xīn}

Tianxin district of Changsha city 長沙市, Hunan

天神 tin¹ san⁴ {tiān shén}

1. god
2. deity

天水 tin¹ seoi² {Tiān shuǐ}

Tianshui prefecture level city in Gansu

天順〔-顺〕 tin¹ seon⁶ {Tiān shùn}

Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮 (1427-1464), reigned 1457-1464, Temple name Yingzong 英宗

天使 tin¹ si³ {tiān shǐ}

angel

天時〔-时〕 tin¹ si⁴ {tiān shí}

1. the time
2. the right time
3. weather conditions
4. destiny
5. course of time
6. heaven's natural order

天色 tin¹ sik¹ {tiān sè}

1. color of the sky
2. time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky
3. weather

天仙 tin¹ sin¹ {tiān xiān}

1. immortal (esp. female)
2. deity
3. fairy
4. Goddess
5. fig. beautiful woman

天線〔-线〕 tin¹ sin³ {tiān xiàn}

1. antenna
2. mast
3. connection with high-ranking officials

天性 tin¹ sing³ {tiān xìng}

1. nature
2. innate tendency

天成 tin¹ sing⁴ {tiān chéng}

as if made by heaven

天上 tin¹ soeng⁶ {tiān shàng}

1. celestial
2. heavenly

天樞〔-枢〕 tin¹ syu¹ {Tiān shū}

alpha Ursae Majoris

天書〔-书〕 tin¹ syu¹ {tiān shū}

1. imperial edict
2. heavenly book (superstition)
3. obscure or illegible writing
4. double dutch

天璇 tin¹ syun⁴ {tiān xuán}

beta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

天壇〔-坛〕 tin¹ taan⁴ {Tiān tán}

Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)

天梯 tin¹ tai¹ {tiān tī}

1. stairway to heaven
2. high mountain road
3. tall ladder on a building or other large structure
4. space elevator

天體〔-体〕 tin¹ tai² {tiān tǐ}

1. celestial body
2. nude body

天頭〔-头〕 tin¹ tau⁴ {tiān tóu}

the upper margin of a page

天天 tin¹ tin¹ {tiān tiān}

every day

天庭 tin¹ ting⁴ {tiān tíng}

1. middle of the forehead
2. imperial court
3. heaven

天台 tin¹ toi⁴ {Tiān tāi}

1. Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗
2. Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州, Zhejiang

天堂 tin¹ tong⁴ {tiān táng}

1. paradise
2. heaven

天皇 tin¹ wong⁴ {tiān huáng}

1. emperor
2. emperor of Japan

天王 tin¹ wong⁴ {tiān wáng}

1. emperor
2. god
3. Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title
4. see also 洪秀全

天擇〔-择〕 tin¹ zaak⁶ {tiān zé}

natural selection

天際〔-际〕 tin¹ zai³ {tiān jì}

horizon

天真 tin¹ zan¹ {tiān zhēn}

1. naive
2. innocent
3. artless

天鎮〔-镇〕 tin¹ zan³ {Tiān zhèn}

Tianzhen county in Datong 大同, Shanxi

天井 tin¹ zeng² {tiān jǐng}

1. courtyard
2. patio
3. veranda
4. atrium
5. acupuncture point TB10

天津 tin¹ zeon¹ {Tiān jīn}

Tianjin, a municipality in northeast China, abbr. 津

天峻 tin¹ zeon³ {Tiān jùn}

Tianjun county (Tibetan: then cun rdzong) in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai

天資〔-资〕 tin¹ zi¹ {tiān zī}

1. innate talent
2. gift
3. flair
4. native resource
5. dowry

天子 tin¹ zi² {tiān zǐ}

1. the (rightful) emperor
2. "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)

天職〔-职〕 tin¹ zik¹ {tiān zhí}

1. vocation
2. duty
3. mission in life

天象 tin¹ zoeng⁶ {tiān xiàng}

meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse)

天災〔-灾〕 tin¹ zoi¹ {tiān zāi}

natural disaster

天葬 tin¹ zong³ {tiān zàng}

sky burial (Tibetan funeral practice)

天竺 tin¹ zuk¹ {Tiān zhú}

the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)

天誅〔-诛〕 tin¹ zyu¹ {tiān zhū}

1. heavenly punishment
2. king's punishment

天主 tin¹ zyu² {Tiān zhǔ}

1. God (in Catholicism)
2. abbr. for 天主教, Catholicism

天地線〔--线〕 tin¹ dei⁶ sin³ {tiān dì xiàn}

inter-personal relationships; social circle; network

天麩羅〔-麸罗〕 tin¹ fu⁵ lo⁴ {tiān fū luó}

Tempura

天腳底〔-脚-〕 tin¹ goek³ dai² {tiān jiǎo dǐ}

till the end; keep pursuing

天光墟 tin¹ gwong¹ heoi¹ {tiān guāng xū}

street markets that open in the early morning in Hong Kong

天后誕〔--诞〕 tin¹ hau⁶ daan³ {Tiān hòu dàn}

noun; Birthday of Tin Hau

天后廟〔--庙〕 tin¹ hau⁶ miu² {tiān hòu miào}

noun; Tin Hau Temple

天陰陰〔-阴阴〕 tin¹ jam¹ jam¹ {tiān yīn yīn}

the sky is dark and cloudy

天然絲〔--丝〕 tin¹ jin⁴ si¹ {tiān rán sī}

Natural silk

天靈蓋〔-灵盖〕 tin¹ ling⁴ goi³ {tiān líng gài}

Top of the head

天曚光 tin¹ mong¹ gwong¹ {tiān méng guāng}

noun; dawn

天拿水 tin¹ naa⁴ seoi² {tiān ná shuǐ}

paint thinner

天水圍〔--围〕 tin¹ seoi² wai⁴ {tiān shuǐ wéi}

the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tin Shui Wai

天時旱〔-时-〕 tin¹ si⁴ hon⁵ {tiān shí hàn}

dry season

天時熱〔-时热〕 tin¹ si⁴ jit⁶ {tiān shí rè}

(a phrase / adverb) in hot days; in summer

天時冷〔-时-〕 tin¹ si⁴ laang⁵ {tiān shí lěng}

(a phrase / adverb) in cold days; in winter

天仙局 tin¹ sin¹ guk⁶ {tiān xiān jú}

group fraud or hoax or swindle

天體營〔-体营〕 tin¹ tai² jing⁴ {tiān tǐ yíng}

nature/ nude camp; nude beach or places where people can tan without clothes on

天堂鳥〔--鸟〕 tin¹ tong⁴ niu⁵ {tiān táng niǎo}

Bird of Paradise

天前配 tin¹ cin⁴ pui³ {tiān qián pèi}

1. soul mates
2. before heaven match

天青石 tin¹ cing¹ sek⁶ {tiān qīng shí}

lapis lazuli

天長市〔-长-〕 tin¹ coeng⁴ si⁵ {Tiān cháng shì}

Tianchang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui

天柱縣〔--县〕 tin¹ cyu⁵ jyun⁶ {Tiān zhù xiàn}

Tianzhu county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州, Guizhou

天穿日 tin¹ cyun¹ jat⁶ {tiān chuān rì}

a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month

天全縣〔--县〕 tin¹ cyun⁴ jyun⁶ {Tiān quán xiàn}

Tianquan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan

天底下 tin¹ dai² haa⁶ {tiān dǐ xia}

1. in this world
2. under the sun

天等縣〔--县〕 tin¹ dang² jyun⁶ {Tiān děng xiàn}

Tiandeng county in Chongzuo 崇左, Guangxi

天地會〔--会〕 tin¹ dei⁶ wui² {Tiān dì huì}

Tiandihui (Chinese fraternal organization)

天花板 tin¹ faa¹ baan² {tiān huā bǎn}

ceiling

天婦羅〔-妇罗〕 tin¹ fu⁵ lo⁴ {tiān fù luó}

1. tempura
2. deep-fried cooking
3. also called 甜不辣

天鴿座〔-鸽-〕 tin¹ gaap³ zo⁶ {Tiān gē zuò}

Columba (constellation)

天罡星 tin¹ gong¹ sing¹ {tiān gāng xīng}

the Big Dipper

天蟹座 tin¹ haai⁵ zo⁶ {Tiān xiè zuò}

1. Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
2. variant of 巨蟹座

天后站 tin¹ hau⁶ zaam⁶ {Tiān hòu zhàn}

Tin Hau MTR station (Eastern District, Hong Kong Island)

天曉得〔-晓-〕 tin¹ hiu² dak¹ {tiān xiǎo de}

Heaven knows!

天河區〔--区〕 tin¹ ho⁴ keoi¹ {Tiān hé qū}

Tianhe district of Guangzhou city 廣州市, Guangdong

天鶴座〔-鹤-〕 tin¹ hok⁶ zo⁶ {Tiān hè zuò}

Grus (constellation)

天演論〔--论〕 tin¹ jin² leon⁶ {tiān yǎn lùn}

the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化論)

天燕座 tin¹ jin³ zo⁶ {Tiān yàn zuò}

Apus (constellation)

天然氣〔--气〕 tin¹ jin⁴ hei³ {tiān rán qì}

natural gas

天然鈾〔--铀〕 tin¹ jin⁴ jau⁴ {tiān rán yóu}

natural uranium

天鷹座〔-鹰-〕 tin¹ jing¹ zo⁶ {Tiān yīng zuò}

Aquila (constellation)

天元區〔--区〕 tin¹ jyun⁴ keoi¹ {Tiān yuán qū}

Tianyuan district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan

天琴座 tin¹ kam⁴ zo⁶ {Tiān qín zuò}

Lyra (constellation)

天蠍座〔-蝎-〕 tin¹ kit³ zo⁶ {Tiān xiē zuò}

Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

天橋區〔-桥区〕 tin¹ kiu⁴ keoi¹ {Tiān qiáo qū}

Tianqiao district of Ji'nan city 濟南市, Shandong

天橋立〔-桥-〕 tin¹ kiu⁴ laap⁶ {Tiān qiáo lì}

Ama-no-hashidate in north of Kyōto prefecture 京都府 on the Sea of Japan

天藍色〔-蓝-〕 tin¹ laam⁴ sik¹ {tiān lán sè}

azure

天理教 tin¹ lei⁵ gaau³ {Tiān lǐ jiào}

Tenrikyo (Japanese religion)

天狼星 tin¹ long⁴ sing¹ {Tiān láng xīng}

Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座

天爐座〔-炉-〕 tin¹ lou⁴ zo⁶ {Tiān lú zuò}

Fornax (constellation)

天老兒〔--儿〕 tin¹ lou⁵ ji⁴ {tiān lǎo r}

albino (human)

天龍座〔-龙-〕 tin¹ lung⁴ zo⁶ {Tiān lóng zuò}

Draco (constellation)

天貓座〔-猫-〕 tin¹ maau¹ zo⁶ {Tiān māo zuò}

Lynx (constellation)

天文館〔--馆〕 tin¹ man⁴ gun² {tiān wén guǎn}

planetarium

天文學〔--学〕 tin¹ man⁴ hok⁶ {tiān wén xué}

astronomy

天文台 tin¹ man⁴ toi⁴ {tiān wén tái}

observatory

天門冬〔-门-〕 tin¹ mun⁴ dung¹ {tiān mén dōng}

asparagus

天門市〔-门-〕 tin¹ mun⁴ si⁵ {Tiān mén shì}

Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei

天那水 tin¹ naa² seoi² {tiān nà shuǐ}

paint thinner

天鵝絨〔-鹅绒〕 tin¹ ngo⁴ jung² {tiān é róng}

1. velvet
2. swan's down

天峨縣〔--县〕 tin¹ ngo⁴ jyun⁶ {Tiān é xiàn}

Tian'e county in Hezhou 賀州, Guangxi

天鵝湖〔-鹅-〕 tin¹ ngo⁴ wu⁴ {Tiān é Hú}

Swan Lake

天鵝座〔-鹅-〕 tin¹ ngo⁴ zo⁶ {Tiān é zuò}

Cygnus (constellation)

天寧區〔-宁区〕 tin¹ ning⁴ keoi¹ {Tiān níng qū}

Tianning district of Changzhou city 常州市, Jiangsu

天安門〔--门〕 tin¹ on¹ mun⁴ {Tiān ān mén}

Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing

天皰瘡〔-疱疮〕 tin¹ paau³ cong¹ {tiān pào chuāng}

(medicine) pemphigus

天平動〔--动〕 tin¹ ping⁴ dung⁶ {tiān píng dòng}

(astronomy) libration

天枰座 tin¹ ping⁴ zo⁶ {Tiān píng zuò}

1. Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
2. erroneous variant of 天秤座

天秤座 tin¹ ping⁴ zo⁶ {Tiān chèng zuò}

Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

天山區〔--区〕 tin¹ saan¹ keoi¹ {Tiān shān qū}

Tianshan district (Uighur: Tiyanshan rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市, Xinjiang

天殺的〔-杀-〕 tin¹ saat³ dik¹ {tiān shā de}

1. Goddam!
2. goddamn
3. wretched

天心區〔--区〕 tin¹ sam¹ keoi¹ {Tiān xīn qū}

Tianxin district of Changsha city 長沙市, Hunan

天水市 tin¹ seoi² si⁵ {Tiān shuǐ shì}

Tianshui prefecture level city in Gansu

天城文 tin¹ sing⁴ man⁴ {Tiān chéng wén}

Devanagari alphabet used in India and Nepal

天樞星〔-枢-〕 tin¹ syu¹ sing¹ {tiān shū xīng}

alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

天壇座〔-坛-〕 tin¹ taan⁴ zo⁶ {Tiān tán zuò}

Ara (constellation)

天台縣〔--县〕 tin¹ toi⁴ jyun⁶ {Tiān tāi xiàn}

Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州, Zhejiang

天台山 tin¹ toi⁴ saan¹ {Tiān tāi Shān}

Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗

天台宗 tin¹ toi⁴ zung¹ {Tiān tái zōng}

Tiantai school of Buddhism

天兔座 tin¹ tou³ zo⁶ {Tiān tù zuò}

Lepus (constellation)

天王星 tin¹ wong⁴ sing¹ {Tiān wáng xīng}

Uranus (planet)

天鎮縣〔-镇县〕 tin¹ zan³ jyun⁶ {Tiān zhèn xiàn}

Tianzhen county in Datong 大同, Shanxi

天舟座 tin¹ zau¹ zo⁶ {Tiān zhōu zuò}

Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座)

天津市 tin¹ zeon¹ si⁵ {Tiān jīn shì}

Tianjin, a municipality in northeast China, abbr. 津

天峻縣〔--县〕 tin¹ zeon³ jyun⁶ {Tiān jùn xiàn}

Tianjun county (Tibetan: then cun rdzong) in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai

天箭座 tin¹ zin³ zo⁶ {Tiān jiàn zuò}

Sagitta (constellation)

天象儀〔--仪〕 tin¹ zoeng⁶ ji⁴ {tiān xiàng yí}

planetarium projector

天祝縣〔--县〕 tin¹ zuk¹ jyun⁶ {Tiān zhù xiàn}

Tianzhu Tibetan autonomous county in Wuwei 武威, Gansu

天竺葵 tin¹ zuk¹ kwai⁴ {tiān zhú kuí}

geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)

天竺鼠 tin¹ zuk¹ syu² {tiān zhú shǔ}

1. guinea pig
2. cavy

天主教 tin¹ zyu² gaau³ {Tiān zhǔ jiào}

Catholicism

天從人願〔-从-愿〕 tin¹ cung⁴ jan⁴ jyun⁶ {tiān cóng rén yuàn}

Heaven following people's will; something that happened just as according to one's wishes

天打雷劈 tin¹ daa² leoi⁴ pek³ {tiān dǎ léi pī}

being hit by heaven and being struck by lightning, it means to die in a horrible way

天花龍鳳〔--龙凤〕 tin¹ faa¹ lung⁴ fung⁶ {tiān huā lóng fèng}

an extravagant, exaggerated statement or speech not intended to be taken literally

天昏地暗 tin¹ fan¹ dei⁶ am³ {tiān hūn dì àn}

dark sky, without sunlight; a long time, until the end of a day; rotten and corrupt society; fiercely

天方夜談〔---谈〕 tin¹ fong¹ je⁶ taam⁴ {Tiān fāng yè tán}

Arabian Nights; unrealistic ideals

天高地厚 tin¹ gou¹ dei⁶ hau⁵ {tiān gāo dì hòu}

the immensity of heaven and earth; the complexity / profoundness of something

天光大白 tin¹ gwong¹ daai⁶ baak⁶ {tiān guāng dà bái}

noun; under broad daylight

天下無敵〔--无敌〕 tin¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ dik⁶ {tiān xià wú dí}

Invincible

天下無雙〔--无双〕 tin¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ soeng¹ {tiān xià wú shuāng}

only one in the world

天下為公〔--为-〕 tin¹ haa⁶ wai⁴ gung¹ {tiān xià wéi gōng}

the whole world as one community

天氣報告〔-气报-〕 tin¹ hei³ bou³ gou³ {tiān qì bào gào}

noun; weather report

天氣預告〔-气预-〕 tin¹ hei³ jyu⁶ gou³ {tiān qì yù gào}

Weather forecast

天河公園〔---园〕 tin¹ ho⁴ gung¹ jyun² {Tiān hé gōng yuán}

Tianhe Park. Located in Guangzhou, China

天然資源〔--资-〕 tin¹ jin⁴ zi¹ jyun⁴ {tiān rán zī yuán}

noun; natural resource

天理不容 tin¹ lei⁵ bat¹ jung⁴ {tiān lǐ bù róng}

god forbids / forfend; intolerable injustice

天生一對〔---对〕 tin¹ saang¹ jat¹ deoi³ {tiān shēng yī duì}

meant to be (couples); made for one another; a perfect couple; born to be together

天生麗質〔--丽质〕 tin¹ saang¹ lai⁶ zat¹ {tiān shēng lì zhì}

Natural beauty; born a beauty

天生天養〔---养〕 tin¹ saang¹ tin¹ joeng⁵ {tiān shēng tiān yǎng}

to learn or be raised without any support or guidance

天時地利〔-时--〕 tin¹ si⁴ dei⁶ lei⁶ {tiān shí dì lì}

right time, right place; favourable time and location

天時暑熱〔-时-热〕 tin¹ si⁴ syu² jit⁶ {tiān shí shǔ rè}

during hot summer days

天壇大佛〔-坛--〕 tin¹ taan⁴ daai⁶ fat⁶ {Tiān tán dà fó}

also known as the Big Buddha, is a 34 metres high bronze Buddha erected in Ngong Ping of Lantau Island in Hong Kong

天王巨星 tin¹ wong⁴ geoi⁶ sing¹ {tiān wáng jù xīng}

noun; superstar; applies to a person

天皇巨星 tin¹ wong⁴ geoi⁶ sing¹ {tiān huáng jù xīng}

Superstars

天真無邪〔--无-〕 tin¹ zan¹ mou⁴ ce⁴ {tiān zhēn wú xié}

Innocent

天之驕子〔--骄-〕 tin¹ zi¹ giu¹ zi² {tiān zhī jiāo zǐ}

noun; god's favored one; elite, privileged person

天誅地滅〔-诛-灭〕 tin¹ zyu¹ dei⁶ mit⁶ {tiān zhū dì miè}

stand condemned by god; be destroyed by heaven and earth; be executed by heaven and destroyed by earth

天崩地裂 tin¹ bang¹ dei⁶ lit⁶ {tiān bēng dì liè}

1. heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster
2. fig. violent revolution
3. major social upheaval

天兵天將〔---将〕 tin¹ bing¹ tin¹ zoeng³ {tiān bīng tiān jiàng}

1. celestial troops and generals (idiom)
2. fig. superior forces

天差地別 tin¹ caa¹ dei⁶ bit⁶ {tiān chā dì bié}

1. poles apart (idiom)
2. as different as can be

天差地遠〔---远〕 tin¹ caa¹ dei⁶ jyun⁵ {tiān chā dì yuǎn}

1. poles apart (idiom)
2. entirely different

天長地久〔-长--〕 tin¹ coeng⁴ dei⁶ gau² {tiān cháng dì jiǔ}

1. enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
2. eternal

天長日久〔-长--〕 tin¹ coeng⁴ jat⁶ gau² {tiān cháng rì jiǔ}

after a long time (idiom)

天地懸隔〔--悬-〕 tin¹ dei⁶ jyun⁴ gaak³ {tiān dì xuán gé}

1. lit. a gulf between heaven and earth
2. wide difference of opinion (idiom)

天地玄黃〔---黄〕 tin¹ dei⁶ jyun⁴ wong⁴ {tiān dì xuán huáng}

first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文

天地良心 tin¹ dei⁶ loeng⁴ sam¹ {tiān dì liáng xīn}

1. in all honesty
2. truth to tell

天妒英才 tin¹ dou³ jing¹ coi⁴ {tiān dù yīng cái}

1. heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with
2. those whom the Gods love die young

天道酬勤 tin¹ dou⁶ cau⁴ kan⁴ {tiān dào chóu qín}

Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)

天冬氨酸 tin¹ dung¹ on¹ syun¹ {tiān dōng ān suān}

aspartic acid (Asp), an amino acid

天冬酰胺 tin¹ dung¹ sin¹ on¹ {tiān dōng xiān àn}

asparagine (Asn), an amino acid

天花病毒 tin¹ faa¹ beng⁶ duk⁶ {tiān huā bìng dú}

variola virus

天花亂墜〔--乱坠〕 tin¹ faa¹ lyun⁶ zeoi⁶ {tiān huā luàn zhuì}

1. lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
2. fig. extravagant embellishments
3. hype

天翻地覆 tin¹ faan¹ dei⁶ fuk¹ {tiān fān dì fù}

1. sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
2. everything turned on its head

天荒地老 tin¹ fong¹ dei⁶ lou⁵ {tiān huāng dì lǎo}

until the end of time (idiom)

天方夜譚〔---谭〕 tin¹ fong¹ je⁶ taam⁴ {tiān fāng yè tán}

fantasy story

天方夜譚〔---谭〕 tin¹ fong¹ je⁶ taam⁴ {Tiān fāng Yè tán}

The Arabian Nights (classic story)

天府之國〔---国〕 tin¹ fu² zi¹ gwok³ {Tiān fǔ zhī guó}

1. land of plenty
2. Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu)

天經地義〔-经-义〕 tin¹ ging¹ dei⁶ ji⁶ {tiān jīng dì yì}

1. lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
2. right and unalterable
3. a matter of course

天各一方 tin¹ gok³ jat¹ fong¹ {tiān gè yī fāng}

(of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other

天公地道 tin¹ gung¹ dei⁶ dou⁶ {tiān gōng dì dào}

absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable

天下大亂〔---乱〕 tin¹ haa⁶ daai⁶ lyun⁶ {tiān xià dà luàn}

the whole country in rebellion

天下第一 tin¹ haa⁶ dai⁶ jat¹ {tiān xià dì yī}

1. first under heaven
2. number one in the country

天下太平 tin¹ haa⁶ taai³ ping⁴ {tiān xià tài píng}

the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity

天行赤眼 tin¹ hang⁴ cek³ ngaan⁵ {tiān xíng chì yǎn}

acute contagious conjunctivitis (TCM)

天氣預報〔-气预报〕 tin¹ hei³ jyu⁶ bou³ {tiān qì yù bào}

weather forecast

天香國色〔--国-〕 tin¹ hoeng¹ gwok³ sik¹ {tiān xiāng guó sè}

divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty

天寒地凍〔---冻〕 tin¹ hon⁴ dei⁶ dung³ {tiān hán dì dòng}

cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold

天人感應〔---应〕 tin¹ jan⁴ gam² jing³ {tiān rén gǎn yìng}

interactions between heaven and mankind (Han Dynasty doctrine)

天人合一 tin¹ jan⁴ hap⁶ jat¹ {tiān rén hé yī}

1. oneness of heaven and humanity
2. the theory that man is an integral part of nature

天衣無縫〔--无缝〕 tin¹ ji¹ mou⁴ fung⁶ {tiān yī wú fèng}

1. lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
2. fig. flawless

天然本地 tin¹ jin⁴ bun² dei⁶ {tiān rán běn dì}

natural background

天然纖維〔--纤维〕 tin¹ jin⁴ cim¹ wai⁴ {tiān rán xiān wéi}

natural fiber

天然毒素 tin¹ jin⁴ duk⁶ sou³ {tiān rán dú sù}

natural toxin

天然照亮 tin¹ jin⁴ ziu³ loeng⁶ {tiān rán zhào liàng}

natural lighting

天然橡膠〔---胶〕 tin¹ jin⁴ zoeng⁶ gaau¹ {tiān rán xiàng jiāo}

natural rubber

天搖地轉〔-摇-转〕 tin¹ jiu⁴ dei⁶ zyun² {tiān yáo dì zhuǎn}

1. lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves
2. momentous changes are underway (idiom)

天壤之別〔---别〕 tin¹ joeng⁶ zi¹ bit⁶ {tiān rǎng zhī bié}

1. lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)
2. fig. night and day difference
3. opposite extremes
4. a world of difference
5. a far cry from

天雨路滑 tin¹ jyu⁵ lou⁶ waat⁶ {tiān yù lù huá}

roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)

天雨順延〔--顺-〕 tin¹ jyu⁵ seon⁶ jin⁴ {tiān yǔ shùn yán}

weather permitting (idiom)

天淵之別〔-渊-别〕 tin¹ jyun¹ zi¹ bit⁶ {tiān yuān zhī bié}

1. a complete contrast
2. totally different

天琴星座 tin¹ kam⁴ sing¹ zo⁶ {Tiān qín xīng zuò}

Lyra, constellation containing Vega 織女星

天球赤道 tin¹ kau⁴ cek³ dou⁶ {tiān qiú chì dào}

celestial equator

天理難容〔--难-〕 tin¹ lei⁵ naan⁴ jung⁴ {tiān lǐ nán róng}

1. Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
2. intolerable behavior

天倫之樂〔-伦-乐〕 tin¹ leon⁴ zi¹ lok⁶ {tiān lún zhī lè}

1. family love and joy
2. domestic bliss

天羅地網〔-罗-网〕 tin¹ lo⁴ dei⁶ mong⁵ {tiān luó dì wǎng}

1. inescapable net (idiom)
2. trap
3. dragnet

天路歷程〔--历-〕 tin¹ lou⁶ lik⁶ cing⁴ {Tiān lù Lì chéng}

Pilgrim's Progress, 1678 novel by John Bunyan (first Chinese translation 1851)

天龍八部〔-龙--〕 tin¹ lung⁴ baat³ bou⁶ {Tiān lóng Bā Bù}

Demigods and Semi-Devils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its TV and screen adaptations

天馬行空〔-马--〕 tin¹ maa⁵ hang⁴ hung¹ {tiān mǎ xíng kōng}

1. like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)
2. (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative
3. unconstrained in style

天文單位〔--单-〕 tin¹ man⁴ daan¹ wai² {tiān wén dān wèi}

1. Astronomical Unit
2. AU
3. 149,567,892 km

天文學家〔--学-〕 tin¹ man⁴ hok⁶ gaa¹ {tiān wén xué jiā}

astronomer

天網恢恢〔-网--〕 tin¹ mong⁵ fui¹ fui¹ {tiān wǎng huī huī}

1. lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
2. fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
3. you can't run from the long arm of the law

天門冬科〔-门--〕 tin¹ mun⁴ dung¹ fo¹ {tiān mén dōng kē}

Asparagaceae, family of flowering plants which includes asparagus

天南地北 tin¹ naam⁴ dei⁶ bak¹ {tiān nán dì běi}

1. distant places
2. all over the country
3. (to talk) about this and that

天涯比鄰〔---邻〕 tin¹ ngaai⁴ bei² leon⁴ {tiān yá bǐ lín}

1. far-flung realms as next door (idiom); close in spirit although far away
2. absence makes the heart grow fonder

天涯海角 tin¹ ngaai⁴ hoi² gok³ {tiān yá hǎi jiǎo}

1. the ends of the earth
2. separated worlds apart

天涯海角 tin¹ ngaai⁴ hoi² gok³ {Tiān yá Hǎi jiǎo}

Cape Haijiao in Sanya 三亞, Hainan

天外來客〔--来-〕 tin¹ ngoi⁶ loi⁴ haak³ {tiān wài lái kè}

visitors from outer space

天水地區〔---区〕 tin¹ seoi² dei⁶ keoi¹ {Tiān shuǐ dì qū}

Tianshui prefecture in Gansu

天線寶寶〔-线宝宝〕 tin¹ sin³ bou² bou² {Tiān xiàn Bǎo bǎo}

Teletubbies

天星碼頭〔--码头〕 tin¹ sing¹ maa⁵ tau⁴ {Tiān xīng mǎ tóu}

Star Ferry terminal, Hong Kong

天孫娘娘〔-孙--〕 tin¹ syun¹ noeng⁴ noeng⁴ {Tiān sūn Niáng niáng}

Goddess of Fertility

天旋地轉〔---转〕 tin¹ syun⁴ dei⁶ zyun² {tiān xuán dì zhuàn}

1. the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning
2. fig. huge changes in the world

天體力學〔-体-学〕 tin¹ tai² lik⁶ hok⁶ {tiān tǐ lì xué}

celestial mechanics

天體物理〔-体--〕 tin¹ tai² mat⁶ lei⁵ {tiān tǐ wù lǐ}

astrophysics

天體主義〔-体-义〕 tin¹ tai² zyu² ji⁶ {tiān tǐ zhǔ yì}

nudism

天真爛漫〔--烂-〕 tin¹ zan¹ laan⁶ maan⁶ {tiān zhēn làn màn}

innocent and unaffected

天津大學〔---学〕 tin¹ zeon¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Tiān jīn Dà xué}

Tianjin University

天津條約〔--条约〕 tin¹ zeon¹ tiu⁴ joek³ {Tiān jīn Tiáo yuē}

Treaty of Tianjin of 1858, a sequence of unequal treaties 不平等條約 between Russia, USA, England, France and Qing China

天災地孽〔-灾--〕 tin¹ zoi¹ dei⁶ jip⁶ {tiān zāi dì niè}

1. catastrophes and unnatural phenomena
2. Heaven-sent warnings

天災人禍〔-灾-祸〕 tin¹ zoi¹ jan⁴ wo⁶ {tiān zāi rén huò}

natural and man-made disasters (idiom); natural calamities (flood, drought, earthquake) added to human calamity (fire, famine, war, Microsoft software)

天作之合 tin¹ zok³ zi¹ hap⁶ {tiān zuò zhī hé}

a match made in heaven (idiom)

天造地設〔---设〕 tin¹ zou⁶ dei⁶ cit³ {tiān zào dì shè}

1. lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)
2. ideal
3. perfect
4. (of a match) made in heaven
5. to be made for one another

天竺牡丹 tin¹ zuk¹ maau⁵ daan¹ {tiān zhú mǔ dan}

dahlia

天主教徒 tin¹ zyu² gaau³ tou⁴ {Tiān zhǔ jiào tú}

1. Catholic
2. follower of Catholicism

天主教會〔---会〕 tin¹ zyu² gaau³ wui² {Tiān zhǔ Jiào huì}

the Catholic Church

天地有正氣〔----气〕 tin¹ dei⁶ jau⁵ zing³ hei³ {tiān dì yǒu zhèng qì}

There is justice in this world

天高皇帝遠〔----远〕 tin¹ gou¹ wong⁴ dai³ jyun⁵ {tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn}

in remote areas, the king is too far away, it means the ruling does not reach to some places

天下無難事〔--无难-〕 tin¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ naan⁴ si⁶ {tiān xià wú nán shì}

nothing is impossible/ difficult in this world

天河客運站〔---运-〕 tin¹ ho⁴ haak³ wan⁶ zaam⁶ {Tiān hé kè yùn zhàn}

Tianhe Coach Terminal Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China

天然白虎湯〔----汤〕 tin¹ jin⁴ baak⁶ fu² tong¹ {tiān rán bái hǔ tāng}

Watermelon

天安門事件〔--门--〕 tin¹ ngon¹ mun⁴ si⁶ gin² {Tiān ān mén Shì jiàn}

noun; Tiananmen Incident, commonly known as the June Fourth Incident, was a student-led popular demonstrations for China's democracy in Beijing during spring of 1989

天水圍飛馬〔--围飞马〕 tin¹ seoi² wai⁴ fei¹ maa⁵ {tiān shuǐ wéi fēi mǎ}

TSW Pegasus, a professional Hong Kong football club

天字第一號〔----号〕 tin¹ zi⁶ dai⁶ jat¹ hou⁶ {tiān zì dì yī hào}

number 1, the highest, biggest, most powerful

天公不作美 tin¹ gung¹ bat¹ zok³ mei⁵ {tiān gōng bù zuò měi}

1. the weather is not cooperating (idiom)
2. bad weather

天文學大成〔--学--〕 tin¹ man⁴ hok⁶ daai⁶ sing⁴ {Tiān wén xué Dà chéng}

the Almagest by Ptolemy

天涯若比鄰〔----邻〕 tin¹ ngaai⁴ joek⁶ bei² leon⁴ {tiān yá ruò bǐ lín}

1. far-flung realms as next door (idiom); close in spirit although far away
2. absence makes the heart grow fonder

天安門廣場〔--门广场〕 tin¹ on¹ mun⁴ gwong² coeng⁴ {Tiān ān mén Guǎng chǎng}

Tiananmen Square

天安門開了〔--门开-〕 tin¹ on¹ mun⁴ hoi¹ liu⁵ {Tiān ān mén kāi le}

1. pants fly is down
2. the barn door is open

天生的一對〔----对〕 tin¹ saang¹ dik¹ jat¹ deoi³ {tiān shēng de yī duì}

couple who were made for each other

天使報喜節〔--报-节〕 tin¹ si³ bou³ hei² zit³ {Tiān shǐ bào xǐ jié}

1. Annunciation (Christian festival on 25th March)
2. Lady day

天上下刀子 tin¹ soeng⁶ haa⁶ dou¹ zi² {tiān shàng xià dāo zi}

1. lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
2. fig. (even if) the sky crumbles

天體光譜學〔-体-谱学〕 tin¹ tai² gwong¹ pou² hok⁶ {tiān tǐ guāng pǔ xué}

astronomical spectroscopy

天體演化學〔-体--学〕 tin¹ tai² jin² faa³ hok⁶ {tiān tǐ yǎn huà xué}

cosmogony

天體物理學〔-体--学〕 tin¹ tai² mat⁶ lei⁵ hok⁶ {tiān tǐ wù lǐ xué}

astrophysics

天主的羔羊 tin¹ zyu² dik¹ gou¹ joeng⁴ {Tiān zhǔ de Gāo yáng}

the Lamb of God

天機不可洩漏〔-机--泄-〕 tin¹ gei¹ bat¹ ho² sit³ lau⁶ {tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu}

cannot leak the secret of the Heaven, it is used by people who work in fortune telling that they cannot say too much to the customers

天有不測風雲〔---测风云〕 tin¹ jau⁵ bat¹ caak¹ fung¹ wan⁴ {tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún}

anything unexpected may happen

天無絕人之路〔-无绝---〕 tin¹ mou⁴ zyut⁶ jan⁴ zi¹ lou⁶ {tiān wú jué rén zhī lù}

there's no dead end

天才出自勤奮〔-----奋〕 tin¹ coi⁴ ceot¹ zi⁶ kan⁴ fan⁵ {tiān cái chū zì qín fèn}

1. genius comes from hard effort
2. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration (Thomas Edison)

天機不可泄漏〔-机----〕 tin¹ gei¹ bat¹ ho² sit³ lau⁶ {tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu}

1. lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
2. I am not at liberty to inform you.

天機不可泄露〔-机----〕 tin¹ gei¹ bat¹ ho² sit³ lou⁶ {tiān jī bù kě xiè lù}

1. lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
2. I am not at liberty to inform you.

天佑吾人基業〔-----业〕 tin¹ jau⁶ ng⁴ jan⁴ gei¹ jip⁶ {tiān yòu wú rén jī yè}

annuit coeptis

天無絕人之路〔-无绝---〕 tin¹ mou⁴ zyut⁶ jan⁴ zi¹ lou⁶ {tiān wú jué rén zhī lù}

1. Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
2. Never give up hope.
3. Never say die.

天時地利人和〔-时----〕 tin¹ si⁴ dei⁶ lei⁶ jan⁴ wo⁴ {tiān shí dì lì rén hé}

the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war

天體物理學家〔-体--学-〕 tin¹ tai² mat⁶ lei⁵ hok⁶ gaa¹ {tiān tǐ wù lǐ xué jiā}

astrophysicist

天津會議專條〔--会议专条〕 tin¹ zeon¹ wui⁶ ji⁵ zyun¹ tiu⁴ {Tiān jīn huì yì zhuān tiáo}

Tianjin agreement of 1885 between Li Hongzhang 李鴻章 and ITŌ Hirobumi 伊藤博文 to pull Qing and Japanese troops out of Korea

天跌落嚟當被冚〔----当--〕 tin¹ dit³ lok⁶ lei⁴ dong³ pei⁵ kam² {tiān diē luò lí dāng bèi kà}

describes the attitude of taking it easy and following the flow of life, to not worry too much; literally 'use the falling sky as a blanket'

天下烏鴉一般黑〔--乌鸦---〕 tin¹ haa⁶ wu¹ aa¹ jat¹ bun¹ hak¹ {tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi}

bad people and bad things are more or less the same everywhere

天冬苯丙二肽酯 tin¹ dung¹ bun² bing² ji⁶ taai³ zi² {tiān dōng běn bǐng èr tài zhǐ}

aspartame C14H18N2O (artificial sweetener)

天涯何處無芳草〔---处无--〕 tin¹ ngaai⁴ ho⁴ cyu³ mou⁴ fong¹ cou² {tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo}

there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)

天津外國語大學〔---国语-学〕 tin¹ zeon¹ ngoi⁶ gwok³ jyu⁵ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Tiān jīn Wài guó yǔ Dà xué}

Tianjin Foreign Studies University

天祝藏族自治縣〔------县〕 tin¹ zuk¹ zong⁶ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Tiān zhù Zàng zú Zì zhì xiàn}

Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County in Wuwei 武威, Gansu

天津環球金融中心〔--环-----〕 tin¹ zeon¹ waan⁴ kau⁴ gam¹ jung⁴ zung¹ sam¹ {Tiān jīn Huán qiú Jīn róng Zhōng xīn}

1. Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower or Jin Tower
2. abbr. to 津塔

天低吳楚，眼空無物〔--吴----无-〕 tin¹ dai¹ ng⁴ co² ，ngaan⁵ hung¹ mou⁴ mat⁶ {tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù}

the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon

天下興亡，匹夫有責〔--兴-----责〕 tin¹ haa⁶ hing¹ mong⁴ ，pat¹ fu¹ jau⁵ zaak³ {tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé}

The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.

天下沒有不散的筵席〔--没------〕 tin¹ haa⁶ mut⁶ jau⁵ bat¹ saan³ dik¹ jin⁴ zik⁶ {tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí}

all good things must come to an end (idiom)

天要落雨，娘要嫁人 tin¹ jiu³ lok⁶ jyu⁵ , noeng⁴ jiu³ gaa³ jan⁴ {tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén}

1. the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
2. fig. the natural order of things
3. something you can't go against

天網恢恢，疏而不漏〔-网-------〕 tin¹ mong⁵ fui¹ fui¹ ，so¹ ji⁴ bat¹ lau⁶ {tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu}

1. lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
2. fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
3. you can't run from the long arm of the law

天網恢恢，疏而不失〔-网-------〕 tin¹ mong⁵ fui¹ fui¹ ，so¹ ji⁴ bat¹ sat¹ {tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī}

1. lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
2. fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
3. you can't run from the long arm of the law

天下無難事，只怕有心人〔--无难-------〕 tin¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ naan⁴ si⁶ ， zi² paa³ jau⁵ sam¹ jan⁴ {tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén}

lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom)

天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福〔---测风云-----祸-〕 tin¹ jau⁵ bat¹ caak¹ fung¹ wan⁴ ，jan⁴ jau⁵ daan³ zik⁶ wo⁶ fuk¹ {tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú}

fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment