Cantonese words starting with T

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Inborn nature, natural instinct, or human disposition.

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Devanagari; an abugida writing system used to write languages of northern India and Nepal, including Hindi, Sanskrit, and Nepali.

In the sky, the heavens, or heaven.

The number of days, or fate and destiny.

An extremely useful and practical guidebook or reference book.

An ancient altar for emperors to worship heaven, specifically referring to the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.

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天壇大佛天坛大佛

Tian Tan Buddha; a large bronze statue of Buddha Shakyamuni located at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

Celestial body; any object or structure in space, such as a galaxy, star, planet, or nebula.

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天體營天体营

Every day; daily.

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天天快樂天天快乐

To be happy every day.

Rooftop; the open-air flat roof of a building.

Heaven or paradise, either as a spiritual afterlife or a place of ideal conditions.

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天堂鳥天堂鸟

Bird of paradise; the bird or the exotic flowering plant.

Java apple, also known as wax jambu.

A highly accomplished, famous, and prominent figure in a particular field or industry.

The Emperor of Japan, the official title of the Japanese monarch and head of state.

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Megastar or superstar; an exceptionally famous celebrity.

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Superstar; a megastar, especially in the entertainment industry.

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Uranus, the seventh planet of the solar system.

Heavenly hand in mahjong, where a player wins immediately with their dealt hand without drawing a tile.

The horizon or the skyline; the edge of the sky.

Naive, innocent, or simple-minded.

tin1 zan1 laan6 maan6

天真爛漫天真烂漫

Innocent and unaffected; pure, simple, and candid in nature.

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天真無邪天真无邪

Innocent, naive, and pure; free of malice or guile.

An open-air courtyard or atrium inside a building.

Tianjin, a municipality in northeastern coastal China surrounded by Hebei Province.

Natural gift, talent, or innate disposition.

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天之驕子天之骄子

An exceptionally privileged person; literally, a favorite of heaven or child of fortune.

The Emperor of China, regarded as the ruler of the world and the representative of Heaven.

First; top-rate; the best.

tin1 zi6 dai6 jat1 hou6

天字第一號天字第一号

Number one; the very first, best, greatest, or highest.

Inherent responsibility, calling, or duty that is natural or self-assigned.

Astronomical phenomena, historically used by people for divination.

Natural disaster; calamity caused by natural phenomena.

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天災人禍天灾人祸

Natural and man-made calamities; disasters of any kind.

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A perfect match; a couple ideally suited for each other.

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天造地設天造地设

Ideal or made for each other, as if created by heaven and earth.

An ancient Chinese name for India.

Guinea pig; a domesticated rodent originating from South America.

tin1 zyu1 dei6 mit6

天誅地滅天诛地灭

To be condemned, executed, or destroyed by heaven and earth.

God, as referred to and worshipped in Catholicism.

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Roman Catholicism or the Roman Catholic Church.

To make strong, as liquor; prosperous, sumptuous, decent, or unashamed.

Shameful, or to feel ashamed.

To fill up a depression, or to fill in blank spaces on a form or document.

Field or land used for farming and agriculture.

Force-fed duck; a duck fattened by tube-feeding, commonly used for roast duck.

tin4 aap3 sik1 gaau3 juk6

填鴨式教育填鸭式教育

Spoon-feeding education; a teaching method focusing on cramming information rather than encouraging independent learning.