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天塹

天塹

See also: 天堑

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	moat around a city
trad. (天塹)		天	塹
simp. (天堑)		天	堑

Noun

天塹

natural moat (usually referring to the Yangtze)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tiānqiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄑㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ cim³
Min Nan (POJ): thian-chhiàm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tiānqiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄑㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianchiann
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ cim³
  - Yale: tīn chim
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ tsim³
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːm³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-chhiàm
  - Tâi-lô: thian-tshiàm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tienchiaxm
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ t͡ɕʰiam⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiam²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiam²¹/