| 天 | 473C50 31.81 | 部居  | 畫數 4 | ㄊㄧㄢ [tian1] | ||
| N. | (1) The sky, heaven: 天空 the sky, aerial space; 天下 [tian1xia4]↓; 天上 in the sky above; 天底下 all under heaven, the world over; 天大的事情 a tremendous event; 天無二日 only one supreme ruler, as “there is only one sun in heaven”; 天字第一號 “A-1,” the very best; oft. coupled with 地 (the earth) in phrr.: 天地 [tian1di4]1↓; 天長地久 as long as the heaven and earth endure; 天公地道 the most natural and fair arrangement; 天翻地覆 turned completely upside down (of disasters, confusion); 天南地北, 天懸地隔 (of friends) separated far apart; 不識天高地厚 (of child) do not know what is what; 天崩地裂 natural disasters like giant earthquakes and landslides; 天網恢恢 God's justice is inescapable; 天羅地網 (of Taoist demons’ magic) an invisible net preventing all escape; 天聾地啞 completely unmindful of anything, like one deaf and dumb. (2) Nature, what is given by nature, esp. 天然 see [tian1ran2]↓: 天資，天賦，天成，天性 [tian1zi1]2, [tian1fu4]2, [tian1cheng2], [tian1xing4]2↓; 天年 man's natural span of life; 天造地設 (of natural scenery) made by nature; 天作之合 (marriage) made in heaven; 天衣無縫 (of art, master piece in fiction) completely natural, without artifice; 天經地義 what is most appropriate, ordained in nature (moral obligations, eternal priciples, etc.); 聽由天命 resign to one’s fate or God's will, be fatalistic; 靠天吃飯 have no regular income, live by what one can find. (3) God, the supreme ruler, the celestial spirits: 天老爺 Father Heaven; 皇天后土 (prayer to) Ye Gods! heavenly father and mother earth; 天堂，天國 [tian1tang2], [tian1guo2]↓; 天怒人怨 the gods are angry and the people resentful; 怨天尤人 blame everybody but oneself; 無法無天 completely lawless and Godless, licentious; 天不怕，地不怕 fear neither God nor men; 天之驕子 “the chosen of God,” an unusually blessed or lucky person, God's favored one, (a tint of sarcasm in Chin. usage.); used coll. like Eng. “God”: 天啊，天哪 O God! good heavens! 我的天 oh, my God! 老天爺 oh, God! 天曉得 God knows (nobody knows); 天可憐見 how pitiful! 天誅地滅 may the gods strike (him) down! (4) A day: 今天，明天，昨天 today, tomorrow, yesterday; 過兩天 in two or three days; 前幾天 a few days ago; 每天 everyday; 成天，一天到晚 all day; 大白天 in broad daylight. (5) Season, weather: 春天，夏天，秋天，冬天 spring, summer, autumn, winter; 三伏天 hottest summer days; 黃梅天 rainy season in spring; 晴天 clear day, 天晴了 it is clear now; 天朗氣清 it is clear and dry; 雨天，陰天 rainy, cloudy day; 熱天，大熱天 hot, very hot day; 天熱了 it has become hot; 天冷了 it has become cold; 天變了，變天了 the weather has changed; 天亮了 it is dawn; 五更天 at early dawn; 天明 early dawn, daybreak; 天黑 at dusk, twilight; 天昏地暗 it is dark, overcast, like night. (6) N. & adj., emperor, imperial, of the emperor: 天子 the Son of Heaven, Emperor; 天朝 the Celestial Court (formerly, used in communication with foreign countries); 天恩 the emperor's grace; 天顏 His Imperial presence; 天闕 imperial court. (7) The most important thing in life: 民以食為天 food is next to God for the people; 王者以民為天 a king's life depends upon the people. (8) Husband: 失其所天 lost her husband. | |||||
| Words | 1. 天表 [tian1biao3], n., beyond heaven, beyond the skies. 2. 天變 [tian1bian4], n., natural calamities; change of weather: 天變了 it's going to rain. 3. 天邊（兒） [tian1bian1] ([er0]), n., beyond the horizon: 天邊海角 far beyond, in distant places. 4. 天稟 [tian1bing3], n., native endowments. 5. 天兵 [tian1bing1], n., (1) (Taoist) celestial troops; (2) formerly, imperial troops. 6. 天產 [tian1chan3], n., local product, land product. 7. 天朝 [tian1chao3], n., imperial court. 8. 天成 [tian1cheng2], adj., natural, springing from nature: 天成佳偶 a good match as if made in heaven; 文章本天成 good writing is completely like nature. 9. 天譴 [tian1qian3], adj., God's punishment. 10. 天塹 [tian1qian4], n., natural barrier for defense (such as wide river). 11. 天橋 [tian1qiao2], n., (1) overpass at railways; (2) anc. scaffolding for attacking city walls. 12. 天氣 [tian1qi4], n., the day's weather. 13. 天青 [tian1qing1], n., (of brocades, etc.) dark wine color. 14. 天窗 [tian1chuang1], n., skylight: 打開天窗說亮話 to be quite frank. 15. 天趣 [tian1qU4], n., beauty of natural objects or phenomena. 16. 天衢 [tian1qU2], n., formerly, busy thoroughfares of the capital. 17. 天道 [tian1dao4], n., God’s way, divine order of things, spiritual principles: 天道好還 God's way goes in a cycle; (dial.) the weather. 18. 天地 [tian1di4]1, n., (1) heaven and earth, the universe, the world: 天地間 in the whole world; 小天地 a little world in itself; 兒童天地 the child's world; 別有天地 a different world, a utopia; (2) the upper and lower margins of a scroll. 19. 天帝 [tian1di4]2, n., Celestial Ruler (appellation of Taoist gods). 20. 天定 [tian1ding4], adj., predetermined, predestined. 21. 天底下 [tian1di3xia4], phr., under the sun; in the world. 22. 天鵝 [tian1e2], n., the swan. 23. 天方夜譚 [tian1fang1ye4tan2], n., Arabian Nights. 24. 天分 [tian1fen4] ([tian1fen0]), n., born gifts, talent; 天分甚高 has high intelligence. 25. 天父 [tian1fu4]1, n., (Christ.) God the Father. 26. 天賦 [tian1fu4]2, n., natural gifts. 27. 天府 [tian1fu3], n., self-sufficient region, with natural defense against invaders: 天府之國 a country with rich natural resource--a name given to 四川. 28. 天干 [tian1gan1], n., the decimal cycle, 甲，乙，丙，丁，戊，己，庚，辛，壬，癸, used as serial number like A, B, C, D--see Appendix A. 29. 天光 [tian1guang1], n., daylight. 30. 天癸 [tian1gui3], n., menstruation. 31. 天工 [tian1gong1]1, n., nature's work, said in praise of great art: 巧奪天工 it rivals nature. 32. 天宮 [tian1gong1]2, n., heavenly abode of the gods. 33. 天國 [tian1guo2], n., (Christ.) the Kingdom of Heaven. 34. 天鼓 [tian1gu3], n., (rare, LL) thunder. 35. 天河 [tian1he2], n., the Milky Way (also called 銀河，天漢). 36. 天花 [tian1hua1], n., (1) smallpox; (2) (Budd.) flowers dropped from the sky; 天花亂墜 said of extravagant talk; 天花板 ceiling. 37. 天潢 [tian1huang2], n., (LL) royal descendants. 38. 天火 [tian1huo3], n., fire from heaven, said of houses stuck by lightning. 39. 天真 [tian1zhen1], adj., innocent, nae, frank, gen. showing traits of children: 你太天真了 you are too nae, believe too much in people's words. 40. 天機 [tian1ji1], n., hidden plans of providence: 不可洩漏天機 (a seer) may not reveal what is coming or decree of God; the secret springs of nature, such as divine inspiration. 41. 天戒 [tian1jie4], n., born teetotaler. 42. 天井 [tian1jing3], n., courtyard, a small yard; air shaft. 43. 天津 [tian1jin1], n., Tientsin, a port city. 44. 天九 [tian1jiu3], n., game of dominoes. 45. 天竺 [tian1zhu2], n., anc. term for India. 46. 天竺桂 [tian1zhu2gui4], n., a kind of cinnamon, Cinnamonum pedunculatum. 47. 天主 [tian1zhu3], n., Catholic term for God: 天主教 Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; 天主（教）堂 cathedral. 48. 天職 [tian1zhi2], n., man’s natural duty: 國民的天職 a citizen's natural duty. 49. 天空 [tian1kong1], n., the sky, outer space. 50. 天籟 [tian1lai4], n., sounds of nature (whistlig of winds, etc.). 51. 天藍 [tian1lan2], n., pale blue, skyblue. 52. 天良 [tian1liang2], n., conscience. 53. 天理 [tian1li3], n., Nature’s law: 天理昭彰 God's law is manifest, i.e., evil is punished; n., 天理不容 intolerable, injustice; 沒有天理 unscrupulous, lawless, a law to oneself, unreasonable. 54. 天靈蓋 [tian1ling2gai4], n., the crown of the head. 55. 天祿 [tian1lu4], n., (1) a fabulous creature in anc. sculptures; (2) anc. idea of official rank in heaven. 56. 天倫 [tian1lun2], n., the natural bonds and relationships of men, esp. the bonds of family: 天倫之樂 the happiness of family reunion, happy home. 57. 天門冬 [tian1men2dong1], n., (bot.) Asparagus lucidus. 58. 天命 [tian1ming4], n., fate, destiny, God's will: 受天之命 divine mandate, a king rules by the grace of God. 59. 天幕 [tian1mu4], n., awning over open space; painted backdrop of stage, indicating open space. 60. 天南星 [tian1nan2xing1], n., (bot.) jack-in-the-pulpit, Arisaema serratum. 61. 天牛 [tian1niu2], n., a class of beetles with very long feelers, Apriona rugicollis. 62. 天  瘡 [tian1pao4chuang1], n., (med.) pemphigus, an infection with blisters on skin.63. 天棚 [tian1peng2], n., awning of cloth or bamboo. 64. 天平 [tian1](')[ping2], n., weighing scales. 65. 天壤 [tian1rang3], n.,as in 天壤之別 wide difference (as distance between the sky and the earth). 66. 天然 [tian1ran2], adj. & adv., natural, not artificial; naturally, of course. 67. 天人 [tian1ren2], n., (1) nature and man: 天人合一 theory that man is integral part of nature; (2) a celestial being, an extraordinary beauty. 68. 天日 [tian1ri4], n., daylight; 重見天日 release after imprisonment or great injustice; 不見天日 living in darkness or dark oppression. 69. 天色 [tian1se4], n., time of the day, as judged by color of sky: 天色已晚 it is getting dark. 70. 天生 [tian1sheng1], adj., born: 天生才子 born great artist, a genius. 71. 天神 [tian1shen2], n., celestial spirit. 72. 天險 [tian1xian3], n., natural defense, such as high mountains, cliffs, etc. 73. 天下 [tian1xia4], n., the world: 今日的天下 the world today; 天下的人 all people in the world; anciently used to denote China. 74. 天線 [tian1xian4], n., antenna. 75. 天象 [tian1xiang4], n., natural phenomena, esp. in the skies; the heavenly bodies. 76. 天仙 [tian1xian1], n., fairy: 美若天仙 beautiful like a fairy; n., 天仙果 [tian1xian1guo3], n., (bot.) a kind of fig, Ficus erecta. 77. 天香 [tian1xiang1], n., as in 國色天香 woman of great beauty; n., 天香百合 [tian1xiang1bai2he2], n., (bot.) gold band lily, Lilium auratum. 78. 天幸 [tian1xing4]1, n., rare luck. 79. 天性 [tian1xing4]2, n., human nature, disposition (of wolves, foxes, villains, heroes, etc.). 80. 天書 [tian1shu1], n., (1) Taoist writings; (2) imperial edict. 81. 天數 [tian1shu4], n., predestination. 82. 天師 [tian1shi1], n., Taoist master. 83. 天時 [tian1shi2], n., weather. 84. 天使 [tian1shi3], n., angel. 85. 天算 [tian1suan4], n., short for 天文算術 astronomy and mathematics. 86. 天堂 [tian1tang2], n., heaven in religious sense. 87. 天條 [tian1tiao2], n., the laws of God in heaven. 88. 天體 [tian1ti3], n., (1)heavenly body; (2) the nude: 天體運動 nudist movement; 天體營 nudist colony. 89. 天庭 [tian1ting2], n., (1) the forehead: 天庭飽滿 a full forehead; n., (2) anc., the imperial court. 90. 天才 [tian1cai2], n., (1) natural talent, aptitude; (2) genius, very brilliant person. 91. 天蠶 [tian1can2], n., a wild species of silkworm. 92. 天曹 [tian1cao2], n., celestial officials. 93. 天災 [tian1zai1], n., natural calamity; act of God. 94. 天擇 [tian1ze2], n., natural selection in evolution: 物競天擇 survival of the fittest in natural selection. 95. 天縱 [tian1zong4], adj., as in 天縱之才 heroes, sages, especially gifted leaders of men. 96. 天尊 [tian1zun1], n., (Taoism) god, spirit. 97. 天足 [tian1zu2], n., unbound, “natural” feet. 98. 天姿 [tian1zi1]1, n., beauty of looks. 99. 天資 [tian1zi1]2, n., person's natural endowment or intelligence (high, low). 100. 天子 [tian1zi3], n., “the Son of Heaven,” designation of emperor. 101. 天王星 [tian1wang2xing1], n., (astron.) Uranus. 102. 天文 [tian1wen2], n., science of astronomy; n., 天文鏡 [tian1wen2jing4], n., telescope; n., 天文臺 [tian1wen2tai2], n., astronomical observatory. 103. 天演 [tian1yan3], n., theory of evolution. 104. 天閹 [tian1yan1], n., naturally impotent person. 105. 天涯 [tian1ya2], n., the limits of the earth: 天涯海角 the four corners of the earth. 106. 天意 [tian1yi4], n., god's will. 107. 天淵 [tian1yUan1], n., as in 天淵之別 great difference, as the sky is separated from ocean depths, see [tian1rang3]↑. 108. 天元 [tian1yUan2]1, n., anc. Chin. algebra. 109. 天緣 [tian1yUan2]2, n., predestined friendship or marriage; predestination. 110. 天宇 [tian1yU3], n., the sky; the whole world; the capital of country. | |||||