Cantonese words starting with T

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Pleasantly sweet; sweet and delicious.

Quiet and serene, describing someone who is peaceful and quiet, and speaks very little.

Bell pepper; sweet pepper.

Sweet tofu skin, the fourth layer skimmed from soy milk, known for its rich flavor and coarse texture.

Sweet congee; sweet rice porridge.

The sky, or metaphorically heaven, God, and fate.

An exclamation expressing shock, surprise, or exasperation: Oh my God! Heavens!

tin1 bang1 dei6 lit6

Changing dramatically and violently; a world-shaking change.

The horizon, or a figurative extremely remote place.

Soldiers from heaven, often referring to divine troops in mythology.

tin1 bing1 tin1 zoeng3

天兵天將天兵天将

Celestial troops and generals in Chinese mythology.

Tempeh, a traditional Indonesian soy product.

tin1 caa1 dei6 jyun5

天差地遠天差地远

Poles apart; vast difference.

An overhead traveling crane or gantry crane.

Natural charm, beauty, or interest of a work of art, writing, or nature.

The number of days an event or phenomenon takes place.

Bestowed by heaven; a godsend or natural gift.

Tianchi; a famous alpine lake in Xinjiang, also used to refer to any high-altitude crater lake.

Natural barrier or moat, especially a wide river that serves as a military defense.

tin1 cing1 sek6

Lapis lazuli; a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone.

Clear and sunny; describing weather with bright sunshine and no dark clouds.

The Celestial Empire; a traditional term for imperial China.

A skylight; an opening or window in a roof, ceiling, or the top of a vehicle.

Tianchang; a county-level city in Anhui, China.

tin1 coeng4 dei6 gau2

天長地久天长地久

Everlasting, eternal, or enduring as long as heaven and earth.

tin1 coeng4 jat6 gau2

天長日久天长日久

After a long time; over a long period of time.

tin1 coeng4 si5

天長市天长市

Tianchang, a county-level city in Chuzhou, Anhui.

Genius; a naturally gifted person.

tin1 cung4 jan4 jyun6

天從人願天从人愿

To have things go exactly as one wishes; heaven granting human desires.

Tianzhu county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou.

tin1 cyu5 jyun6

天柱縣天柱县

Tianzhu, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou.

tin1 cyun1 jat6

A Hakka festival celebrated on the twentieth day of the first lunar month.

Tianquan County in Ya'an, Sichuan province.

tin1 cyun4 jyun6

天全縣天全县

Tianquan, a county in Ya'an City, Sichuan.

tin1 daa2 leoi4 pek3

To die a horrible death, figuratively represented by being struck by lightning or thunder.

Gargantuan, tremendous, or extremely big.

tin1 dai1 ng4 co2 ，ngaan5 hung1 mou4 mat6

天低吳楚，眼空無物天低吴楚，眼空无物

The sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see; nothing to see to the broad horizon.

Nadir; the point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer.

In this world; under heaven; everywhere.

The emperor of heaven; the supreme deity who rules over the universe and all creation.

Tiandeng, a county in Chongzuo, Guangxi, China.

tin1 dang2 jyun6

天等縣天等县

Tiandeng, a county in Chongzuo City, Guangxi.

Heaven and earth, referring to the physical world, the universe, or a domain of activity.

tin1 dei6 jau5 zing3 hei3

天地有正氣天地有正气

There is justice in the world.

tin1 dei6 jyun4 gaak3

天地懸隔天地悬隔

As far apart as heaven and earth; a massive gulf, disparity, or difference.

tin1 dei6 jyun4 wong4

天地玄黃天地玄黄

The first line of the Thousand Character Classic, representing heaven, earth, and the universe.

tin1 dei6 loeng4 sam1

In all honesty; honestly; upon one's conscience.

天地線天地线

Sam Browne belt; a police uniform belt consisting of a waist belt and a diagonal cross-strap over the right shoulder.

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University student slang for a schedule with one early morning class and one late afternoon class, with a long gap in between.

天地會天地会

Tiandihui; a Chinese fraternal organization.