天長節
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Chinese
| day; sky; heaven | long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop |
festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (天長節) | 天 | 長 | 節 | |
| simp. (天长节) | 天 | 长 | 节 | |
Etymology
天長 / 天长 is short for 天長地久／天长地久 (tiānchángdìjiǔ).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiānchángjié
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tianchángjié
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1-chʻang2-chieh2
- Yale: tyān-cháng-jyé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiancharngjye
- Palladius: тяньчанцзе (tjanʹčancze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 coeng4 zit3
- Yale: tīn chèuhng jit
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 tsoeng4 dzit8
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 cêng4 jid3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡siːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: then drjang tset
Noun
天長節
- (historical) a festival which was originally Emperor Xuanzong of Tang's birthday and was later merged with Mid-Autumn Festival.
Synonyms
(related to the birthday of a Chinese emperor)
Descendants
- → Japanese: 天長節
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 天 | 長 | 節 |
| てん Grade: 1 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
せつ Grade: 4 |
| kan'on | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 天長節 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 天長節 / 天长节 (tiānchángjié). First used by Emperor Kōnin of the Nara Period to refer to his birthday and those of subsequent emperors, and later disused. The term was revived during the reign of Emperor Meiji, nearly a millennium later.
Pronunciation
Noun
天長節 • (tenchōsetsu) ←てんちやうせつ (tentyausetu)?
- (historical) synonym of 天皇誕生日
Coordinate terms
- 地久節 (chikyūsetsu, “Empress's birthday”)