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老天爺

老天爺

See also: 老天爷

Chinese

		God, Heavens	grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (老天爺)		老天	爺
simp. (老天爷)		老天	爷

Noun

老天爺

God; Heavens

Interjection

老天爺

God!; Heavens!

Synonyms

老天 (lǎotiān)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lǎotiānyé

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ tin¹ je⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎotiānyé
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢㄧㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laotianye
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ i̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ tin¹ je⁴
  - Yale: lóuh tīn yèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ tin¹ je⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ jɛː²¹/