九重天

Chinese

		nine	heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer	day; sky; heaven
simp. and trad. (九重天)		九	重	天

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǔchóngtiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² cung⁴ tin¹
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): gao² dêng⁵ tiang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔchóngtiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒuchóngtian
    • Wade–Giles: chiu³-chʻung²-tʻien¹
    • Yale: jyǒu-chúng-tyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeouchorngtian
    • Palladius: цзючунтянь (czjučuntjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² cung⁴ tin¹
    • Yale: gáu chùhng tīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² tsung⁴ tin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² cung⁴ tin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gao² dêng⁵ tiang¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: káu têng thiang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau⁵²⁻³⁵ teŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰiaŋ³³/

Noun

九重天

1. (literary) sky; heavens; firmament
2. (literary) emperor or imperial court