천지

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɲd͡ʑi]
• Phonetic hangul: [천지]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheonji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheonji
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏnji
Yale Romanization?	chen.ci

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 天地 (“heaven and earth”)

Noun

천지 • (cheonji) (hanja 天地)

1. heaven and earth
   • Korean Bible, 창세기 (Genesis) 1:1

     太初에 하나님이 天地를 創造하시니라
     태초에 하나님이 천지를 창조하시니라.

     taecho-e hananim-i cheonji-reul changjohasinira.

     In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 泉 (“spring (source of water)”) + 地 (“earth; ground; land”)

Noun

천지 • (cheonji) (hanja 泉地)

1. oasis

Synonyms

• 오아시스 (oasiseu)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 天池, from 天 (“heaven”) + 池 (“lake”)

Proper noun

천지 • (Cheonji) (hanja 天池)

1. the Heaven Lake

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 天 (“heaven”) + 旨 (“will”)

Noun

천지 • (cheonji) (hanja 天旨)

1. will of heaven

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 淺 (“shallow”) + 智 (“wisdom”)

Noun

천지 • (cheonji) (hanja 淺智)

1. shallow wisdom

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 淺 (“shallow”) + 知 (“knowledge”)

Noun

천지 • (cheonji) (hanja 淺知)

1. shallow knowledge