天女
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Chinese
| day; sky; heaven | female; woman; daughter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (天女) | 天 | 女 | |
| simp. #(天女) | 天 | 女 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tiannyǔ
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1-nü3
- Yale: tyān-nyǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianneu
- Palladius: тяньнюй (tjanʹnjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 neoi5
- Yale: tīn néuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 noey5
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 nêu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
天女
Derived terms
- 天女散花 (tiānnǚsànhuā)
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 天 | 女 |
| てん Grade: 1 |
にょ Grade: 1 |
| goon | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 天女 (MC then nrjoX|nrjoH, literally “heavenly female; deva female”).