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天后

天后

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	empress; queen; surname
simp. and trad. (天后)		天	后
anagram		后天

Proper noun

天后

Mazu, Juno, Tin Hau (an Empress of Heaven)

Synonyms

媽祖／妈祖 (Māzǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Tiānhòu

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ hau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: Tiānhòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄏㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tianhow
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    天候
    天后
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ hau⁶
  - Yale: tīn hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ hau⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ hɐu̯²²/