Cantonese words starting with T
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天頂天顶
tin1 deng2zenith
天敵天敌
tin1 dik6predator; natural enemy
天電天电
tin1 din6atmospherics
天跌落嚟當被冚天跌落嚟当被冚
tin1 dit3 lok6 lei4 dong3 pei5 kam2describes the attitude of taking it easy and following the flow of life, to n...
天妒英才
tin1 dou3 jing1 coi4heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to ...
天道
tin1 dou6natural law; weather (dialect)
天道酬勤
tin1 dou6 cau4 kan4Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
天冬苯丙二肽酯
tin1 dung1 bun2 bing2 ji6 taai3 zi2aspartame C14H18N2O (artificial sweetener)
天冬氨酸
tin1 dung1 on1 syun1aspartic acid (Asp), an amino acid
天冬酰胺
tin1 dung1 sin1 on1asparagine (Asn), an amino acid
天花
tin1 faa1ceiling (of a room)
天花板
tin1 faa1 baan2ceiling (of a room)
天花病毒
tin1 faa1 beng6 duk6variola virus
天花龍鳯天花龙鳯
tin1 faa1 lung4 fung6hyperbole; exaggeration; over idealistic [colloquial]
天花龍鳳天花龙凤
tin1 faa1 lung4 fung6an extravagant, exaggerated statement or speech not intended to be taken lite...
天花亂墜天花乱坠
tin1 faa1 lyun6 zeoi6lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
天翻地覆
tin1 faan1 dei6 fuk1sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
天昏地暗
tin1 fan1 dei6 am3dark sky, without sunlight; a long time, until the end of a day; rotten and c...
天份
tin1 fan6variant of 天分[tian1 fen4]
天分
tin1 fan6natural gift
天方
tin1 fong1(old) Arabia
天荒地老
tin1 fong1 dei6 lou5(idiom) until the end of time
天方夜談天方夜谈
tin1 fong1 je6 taam4Arabian Nights; unrealistic ideals
天方夜譚天方夜谭
tin1 fong1 je6 taam4The Arabian Nights (classic story)
天府
tin1 fu2Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu)
天府之國天府之国
tin1 fu2 zi1 gwok3(idiom) land of plenty (usu. used in reference to Sichuan)
天賦天赋
tin1 fu3gift
天婦羅天妇罗
tin1 fu5 lo4tempura (loanword from Japanese)
天麩羅天麸罗
tin1 fu5 lo4Tempura
天父
tin1 fu6Heavenly Father
天風天风
tin1 fung1throttle
天價天价
tin1 gaa3extremely expensive
天界
tin1 gaai3heaven
天鴿座天鸽座
tin1 gaap3 zo6Columba (constellation)
天九
tin1 gau2Tin Kau, Chinese gambling game
天機天机
tin1 gei1mystery known only to heaven (archaic); fig. top secret
天璣天玑
tin1 gei1Phecda; Gamma Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
天機不可泄漏天机不可泄漏
tin1 gei1 bat1 ho2 sit3 lau6lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
天機不可洩漏天机不可泄漏
tin1 gei1 bat1 ho2 sit3 lau6cannot leak the secret of the Heaven, it is used by people who work in fortun...
天機不可泄露天机不可泄露
tin1 gei1 bat1 ho2 sit3 lou6lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
天經地義天经地义
tin1 ging1 dei6 ji6lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; a mat...
天驚石破天惊石破
tin1 ging1 sek6 po3see 石破天驚|石破天惊[shi2 po4 tian1 jing1]
天腳底天脚底
tin1 goek3 dai2till the end; keep pursuing
天各一方
tin1 gok3 jat1 fong1(of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other
天干
tin1 gon1the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[...
天高地厚
tin1 gou1 dei6 hau5the immensity of heaven and earth; the complexity
天高皇帝遠天高皇帝远
tin1 gou1 wong4 dai3 jyun5in remote areas, the king is too far away, it means the ruling does not reach...
天公
tin1 gung1heaven
天宮天宫
tin1 gung1Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)
天公不作美
tin1 gung1 bat1 zok3 mei5Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
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