Cantonese words starting with T
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tin1 leon4
天倫天伦
Natural ethical relationships and bonds between family members.
tin1 leon4 zi1 lok6
天倫之樂天伦之乐
Family happiness; the joy of a family gathering.
tin1 ling4 goi3
天靈蓋天灵盖
The top of the head; the cranium or crown of the skull.
tin1 lo4 dei6 mong5
天羅地網天罗地网
An inescapable dragnet or tight encirclement.
tin1 loeng4
天良
Conscience; a person's innate sense of right and wrong.
tin1 loeng6
天亮
To dawn; the sky starting to clear as the sun rises.
tin1 long4 sing1
天狼星
Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, located in the constellation Canis Major.
tin1 lou4 zo6
天爐座天炉座
Fornax; a southern constellation representing a chemical furnace.
tin1 lou5 je4
天老爺天老爷
God, Heaven, or the heavens.
tin1 lou5 ji4
天老兒天老儿
An albino human.
tin1 lou6 lik6 cing4
天路歷程天路历程
The Pilgrim's Progress, the 1678 Christian allegorical novel by John Bunyan.
tin1 luk6
天祿天禄
An auspicious sculpted mythical animal, usually resembling a unicorn or a deer with a long tail.
tin1 lung4 baat3 bou6
天龍八部天龙八部
Demigods and Semidevils, a famous wuxia novel by Jin Yong and its screen adaptations.
tin1 lung4 zo6
天龍座天龙座
Draco; the dragon constellation.
tin1 maa4
天麻
Gastrodia elata, a parasitic herbaceous plant used in traditional Chinese medicine.
tin1 maa5 hang4 hung1
天馬行空天马行空
Highly imaginative, unrestrained, or free in thought and creativity.
tin1 maau1 zo6
天貓座天猫座
Lynx; a constellation in the northern sky.
tin1 man4
天文
Astronomy or celestial phenomena; the study of outer space, traditionally including meteorology.
tin1 man4 daan1 wai2
天文單位天文单位
Astronomical unit (AU); a unit of length used in astronomy roughly equal to the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
tin1 man4 gun2
天文館天文馆
Planetarium; a dome-shaped theater for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky.
tin1 man4 hok6
天文學天文学
Astronomy; the natural science that studies everything outside the Earth's atmosphere.
tin1 man4 hok6 daai6 sing4
天文學大成天文学大成
The Almagest, an influential astronomical treatise written by Ptolemy.
tin1 man4 hok6 gaa1
天文學家天文学家
Astronomer; a scientist who studies astronomy.
tin1 man4 mat6 lei5 hok6
天文物理學天文物理学
Astrophysics.
tin1 man4 toi4
天文台
An observatory for astronomy or meteorology; also a lookout or watchman.
tin1 ming4
天明
Dawn; daybreak; the time when the sky begins to light up.
tin1 ming6
天命
Destiny, fate, or the mandate of heaven; events predetermined by a higher power that cannot be changed.
tin1 mo1
天魔
Demonic; an evil spirit or demon, especially one in Buddhist cosmology.
tin1 mok6
天幕
Canopy, tent ceiling, or sky dome; also used for a cyclorama backdrop.
tin1 mong1 gwong1
天曚光
Dawn; first light of day.
tin1 mong5 fui1 fui1
天網恢恢天网恢恢
Justice will prevail, meaning that wrongdoers will inevitably be caught and punished.
tin1 mong5 fui1 fui1 ，so1 ji4 bat1 lau6
天網恢恢，疏而不漏天网恢恢，疏而不漏
The net of heaven is wide, yet nothing escapes; justice eventually catches up with evildoers.
tin1 mong5 fui1 fui1 ，so1 ji4 bat1 sat1
天網恢恢，疏而不失天网恢恢，疏而不失
Heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it; justice has a long arm and evil will be punished.
tin1 mou4 zyut6 jan4 zi1 lou6
天無絕人之路天无绝人之路
Heaven never seals off all exits; there is always a way out of a difficult situation.
tin1 mun4
天門天门
Tianmen, a sub-prefecture level city in Hubei province, China.
tin1 mun4 dung1
天門冬天门冬
Asparagus; specifically the wild asparagus plant used in traditional Chinese medicine.
tin1 mun4 dung1 fo1
天門冬科天门冬科
Asparagaceae; a family of flowering plants which includes asparagus.
tin1 mun4 si5
天門市天门市
Tianmen, a sub-prefecture level city in Hubei.
tin1 naa1
天哪
Oh my God! Heavens!
tin1 naa2 seoi2
天那水
Paint thinner.
tin1 naa4 seoi2
天拿水
Paint thinner.
tin1 naam4 dei6 bak1
天南地北
Very far apart; many different and distant places.
tin1 naam4 hoi2 bak1
天南海北
Wide-ranging; from all over the land; all corners of the world.
tin1 ngaai4
天涯
The ends of the earth; the most remote corners of the world.
tin1 ngaai4 bei2 leon4
天涯比鄰天涯比邻
Close in spirit although far apart.
tin1 ngaai4 ho4 cyu3 mou4 fong1 cou2
天涯何處無芳草天涯何处无芳草
There are plenty more fish in the sea; there are many other potential partners out there.
tin1 ngaai4 hoi2 gok3
天涯海角
The ends of the earth; remote places at the ends of the world.
tin1 ngaai4 joek6 bei2 leon4
天涯若比鄰天涯若比邻
Far-flung realms feel like next door; close friends remain close even when far apart.
tin1 ngaan5
天眼
CCTV, or psychic sight capable of seeing spirits.
tin1 ngau4
天牛
Longhorn beetle.