tin1 soeng6天上
Jyutpingtin1 soeng6
Yaletīn seuhng
Definition
In the sky, the heavens, or heaven.
- in the sky; the heavens above the earth
- heaven; the celestial realm
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How it's used
Speakers often add the suffix 面 to create 天上面 when referring to the sky as a location or surface. While 天上 is perfectly acceptable, it carries a slightly more literary or descriptive tone compared to the everyday 天空 or the more common spatial reference 天上面.
Examples
Where did so many birds flying across the sky come from?
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
