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天機

天機

See also: 天机

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (天機)		天	機
simp. (天机)		天	机

Noun

天機

mystery only known to Heaven; God's design; inscrutable twist of fate; (figuratively) top secret
天機不可洩漏。 / 天机不可泄漏。 ― Tiānjī bùkě xièlòu. ― Heaven's secrets must not be divulged.

Derived terms

天機不可洩漏／天机不可泄漏 (tiānjī bùkě xièlòu)
天機雲錦／天机云锦
洩漏天機／泄漏天机

漏泄天機／漏泄天机
走漏天機／走漏天机

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	機
てん Grade: 1	き Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

天機 ‎(hiragana てんき, romaji tenki)

profound secret
emperor's health
the will of heaven

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tiānjī

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ gei¹
Min Nan (POJ): thian-ki

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tiānjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianji
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ gei¹
  - Yale: tīn gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ gei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-ki
  - Tâi-lô: thian-ki
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tienky
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ ki³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/