天然

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Chinese

day; sky; heaven
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
 
trad. (天然)
simp. #(天然)

Pronunciation


Adjective

天然

  1. (attributive) natural (produced by nature)
    天然雜質天然杂质  ―  tiānrán zázhì  ―  natural impurity
    天然種植天然种植  ―  Tiānrán zhòngzhí.  ―  Grown naturally.

Usage notes

天然 (tiānrán) can only be used as an attributive to describe things that are literally produced by nature. Unlike the usual term for natural, 自然 (zìrán), it cannot be graded or used figuratively.

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (天然):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
ねん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(てん)(ねん) (tennen

  1. being natural
    Synonym: 自然
    Antonym: 人工
  2. Short for 天然惚け.: airheaded

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

天然 (cheonyeon) (hangeul 천연)

  1. hanja form? of 천연 (natural)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

天然

  1. chữ Hán form of thiên nhiên (nature).

Adjective

天然

  1. chữ Hán form of thiên nhiên (natural).