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擎天

擎天

Chinese

		to raise (hand)	day; sky; heaven
simp. and trad. (擎天)		擎	天

Adjective

擎天

(archaic) having great strength

Derived terms

擎天駕海‎／擎天驾海‎ (qíngtiān jià hǎi)

Etymology

擎 (to hold up) + 天 (the sky)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qíngtiān

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
Min Nan (POJ): khêng-thian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: qíngtiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyngtian
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    擎天
    晴天
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khêng-thian
  - Tâi-lô: khîng-thian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qengtiefn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɪŋ¹³⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɪŋ²³⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/