閒天

Chinese

		idle; interstice; separate	day; sky; heaven
trad. (閒天)		閒	天
simp. (闲天)		闲	天

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiántiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiántiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siántian
    • Wade–Giles: hsien²-tʻien¹
    • Yale: syán-tyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyantian
    • Palladius: сяньтянь (sjanʹtjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (閒天兒／闲天儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiántiānr
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siántianr
    • Wade–Giles: hsien²-tʻien¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: syán-tyānr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyantial
    • Palladius: сяньтяньр (sjanʹtjanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

Noun

閒天

1. words of little importance; casual words; digression
2. (regional) days off
3. (literary) silent sky

Synonyms

• (words of little importance): 閒話／闲话 (xiánhuà)

Derived terms

• 扯閒天／扯闲天 (chě xiántiān)