天水
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Chinese
| day; sky; heaven | water; river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (天水) |
天 | 水 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Tianshuěi
- Wade–Giles: Tʻien1-shui3
- Yale: Tyān-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tianshoei
- Palladius: Тяньшуй (Tjanʹšuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 seoi2
- Yale: tīn séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
天水
- (～市) Tianshui (a prefecture-level city in Gansu, China)
- (～郡) (historical) Tianshui (a commandery ancient China)
Synonyms
- (historical) 秦州 (Qínzhōu)