天公

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Chinese

day; sky; heaven
just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
trad. (天公)
simp. #(天公)
Literally: “lord of heaven”.

Pronunciation


Noun

天公

  1. (literary, Chinese mythology, Chinese folk religion, Taoism) the Jade Emperor
  2. (literary or dialectal) the heavens; weather
    天公作美  ―  tiāngōng bù zuòměi  ―  the heavens are not cooperative (said when the weather is bad)
    天公造美 [Cantonese]  ―  tin1 gung1 zou6 mei5   ―  the heavens are cooperative (said when the weather is good)

Synonyms

  • (the Jade Emperor):
  • (weather):

Derived terms