천지

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Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonji
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnji
Yale Romanization?chen.ci

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 天地 (“heaven and earth”)

Noun

천지 • (cheonji) (hanja 天地)

  1. heaven and earth
    • Korean Bible, 창세기 (Genesis) 1:1
      太初에 하나님이 天地를 創造하시니라
      태초에 하나님이 천지를 창조하시니라.
      taecho-e hananim-i cheonji-reul changjohasinira.
      In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 泉 (“spring (source of water)”) + 地 (“earth; ground; land”)

Noun

천지 • (cheonji) (hanja 泉地)

  1. oasis
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 天池, from 天 (“heaven”) + 池 (“lake”)

Proper noun

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천지 • (Cheonji) (hanja 天池)

  1. the Heaven Lake

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 天 (“heaven”) + 旨 (“will”)

Noun

천지 • (cheonji) (hanja 天旨)

  1. will of heaven

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 淺 (“shallow”) + 智 (“wisdom”)

Noun

천지 • (cheonji) (hanja 淺智)

  1. shallow wisdom

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 淺 (“shallow”) + 知 (“knowledge”)

Noun

천지 • (cheonji) (hanja 淺知)

  1. shallow knowledge
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