天涯海角

Chinese

		far corners of the world; distant lands	cape; promontory
trad. (天涯海角)		天涯	海角
simp. #(天涯海角)		天涯	海角
alternative forms		海角天涯

Etymology

From 天涯地角 (tiānyá dìjiǎo).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiānyáhǎijiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ ngaai⁴ hoi² gok³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thian-gâi-hái-kak

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiānyáhǎijiǎo [Phonetic: tiānyáháijiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tianyáhǎijiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-ya²-hai³-chiao³
    • Yale: tyān-yá-hǎi-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianyahaejeau
    • Palladius: тяньяхайцзяо (tjanʹjaxajczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jä³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ ngaai⁴ hoi² gok³
    • Yale: tīn ngàaih hói gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ ngaai⁴ hoi² gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ ngai⁴ hoi² gog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ ŋaːi̯²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵ kɔːk̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-gâi-hái-kak
    • Tâi-lô: thian-gâi-hái-kak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tien'gai'hay'kag
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ɡai²⁴⁻²² hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ ɡai²⁴⁻²² hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kak̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ɡai¹³⁻²² hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡai²⁴⁻¹¹ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡai²³⁻³³ hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

Idiom

天涯海角

1. far ends of heaven; ends of the world; remote place
2. separated worlds apart

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 天邊海角／天边海角

Proper noun

天涯海角

1. Tianya Haijiao, a beach near Sanya in Hainan