天公作美
Chinese
editlord of heaven; the Jade Emperor | to cooperate; to make things easy; to be favourable | ||
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trad. (天公作美) | 天公 | 作美 | |
simp. #(天公作美) | 天公 | 作美 | |
Literally: “the heavens are cooperative”. |
Pronunciation
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- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tiangongzuòměi
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1-kung1-tso4-mei3
- Yale: tyān-gūng-dzwò-měi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiangongtzuohmeei
- Palladius: тяньгунцзомэй (tjanʹgunczomɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 gung1 zok3 mei5
- Yale: tīn gūng jok méih
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 gung1 dzok8 mei5
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 gung1 zog3 méi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ mei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit天公作美
Synonyms
edit- (Cantonese) 天公造美