天靈蓋

Chinese

		top of the head; crown of the head	cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build
trad. (天靈蓋)		天靈	蓋
simp. (天灵盖)		天灵	盖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiānlínggài

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ ling⁴ goi³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thian-lêng-kài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiānlínggài
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tianlínggài
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-ling²-kai⁴
    • Yale: tyān-líng-gài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianlinggay
    • Palladius: тяньлингай (tjanʹlingaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiānlínggàir
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄞˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tianlínggàir
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-ling²-kai⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: tyān-líng-gàir
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianlinggall
    • Palladius: тяньлингайр (tjanʹlingajr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ kɑɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ ling⁴ goi³
    • Yale: tīn lìhng goi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ ling⁴ goi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ ling⁴ goi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹ kɔːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-lêng-kài
    • Tâi-lô: thian-lîng-kài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tienlengkaix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ¹³⁻²² kai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ kai²¹/

Noun

天靈蓋

1. (informal) top of the head; crown of the head

Synonyms

• 天靈／天灵 (tiānlíng)
• 頭頂／头顶 (tóudǐng)
• 頭上／头上 (tóushàng)
• (Hokkien) 頭殼頂／头壳顶, 頭殼蓋／头壳盖, 頭殼碗／头壳碗, 頭碗／头碗