天界
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Chinese
| day; sky; heaven | boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (天界) |
天 | 界 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): tin1 gaai3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thiên-kie
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thian-kài
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tianjiè
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1-chieh4
- Yale: tyān-jyè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianjieh
- Palladius: тяньцзе (tjanʹcze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
- Homophones:
天戒
天界
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 gaai3
- Yale: tīn gaai
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 gaai3
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 gai3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ kaːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thiên-kie
- Hakka Romanization System: tienˊ gie
- Hagfa Pinyim: tian1 gie4
- Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯e⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
Noun
天界
- heaven (the abode of God or the gods)
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“天界” in 佛學大辭典 .
