老天

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	day; sky; heaven
trad. (老天)		老	天
simp. #(老天)		老	天

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎotiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ tin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎotiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎotian
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-tʻien¹
    • Yale: lǎu-tyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laotian
    • Palladius: лаотянь (laotjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ tin¹
    • Yale: lóuh tīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ tin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ tin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Noun

老天

1. God; Heavens

Derived terms

• 老天爺／老天爷 (lǎotiānyé)

 

Interjection

老天

1. God!; Heavens!

Synonyms

• 老天爺／老天爷 (lǎotiānyé)