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天花板

天花板

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	flower; blossom; to spend (money, time) flower; blossom; to spend (money, time); fancy pattern	board; plank; plate board; plank; plate; slab
simp. and trad. (天花板)		天	花	板

Noun

天花板

ceiling

天花板上掛著一盞名貴的吊燈。 [MSC, trad.]

天花板上挂着一盏名贵的吊灯。 [MSC, simp.]

Tiānhuābǎn shàng guà zhe yī zhǎn míngguì de diàodēng. [Pinyin]

A precious chandelier hung from the ceiling.

See also

地板 (dìbǎn)
屋頂／屋顶 (wūdǐng)

Derived terms

玻璃天花板 (bōli tiānhuābǎn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tiānhuābǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄏㄨㄚㄅㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ faa¹ baan²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thiên-fâ-pán
Min Nan (POJ): thian-hoa-pán

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tiānhuābǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄏㄨㄚㄅㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianhuabaan
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯a̠⁵⁵ pa̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ faa¹ baan²
  - Yale: tīn fā báan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ faa¹ baan²
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ fɑː⁵⁵ pɑːn³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thiên-fâ-pán
  - Hakka Romanization System: tien´ fa´ ban`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tian¹ fa¹ ban³
  - IPA: /tʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ fa²⁴ pan³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-hoa-pán
  - Tâi-lô: thian-hua-pán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tienhoa'parn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hua⁴⁴⁻²² pan⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ hua³³ pan⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hua⁴⁴⁻²² pan⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ hua⁴⁴⁻³³ pan⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ hua⁴⁴⁻³³ pan⁴¹/