"西天" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /ɕi⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /se⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /se³³ tʰiɛn³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /se⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /se⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /se⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ɕi⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/, /sɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/, /se⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/, /se³³ tʰiɛn³³/, /se⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/, /se⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/, /se⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/, /ɕi⁵⁵ tʰi²¹/ Chinese transliterations: xītiān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sai¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], se-thian, ¹shi-thi, xītiān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sitian [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsi¹-tʻien¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], syī-tyān [Mandarin, Yale], shitian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ситянь [Mandarin, Palladius], sitjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], sāi tīn [Cantonese, Yale], sai¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sei¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], se-thian [Hokkien, POJ], se-thian [Hokkien, Tai-lo], se'tiefn [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], ¹shi-thi [Wu], shi^平 thi [Wu], ¹xi-thi [Wu], /ɕi⁵⁵ tʰi²¹/ [Wu]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 西天
  1. (Buddhism) the western skies; ancient India Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-西天-zh-noun-8hsF1on8 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 39 31 30 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  2. (Buddhism) Western Paradise; Sukhavati Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-西天-zh-noun-7-WgYPKo Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 39 31 30 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  3. (euphemistic) heaven, the place that a person goes to after death Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-西天-zh-noun-pNWlxNIz Categories (other): Chinese euphemisms, Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 39 31 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 西方 (xīfāng) Derived forms: 上西天 (shàng xītiān)

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "sai¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "se-thian"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "¹shi-thi"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "xītiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sitian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "hsi¹-tʻien¹"
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    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "syī-tyān"
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shitian"
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    {
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        "Palladius"
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      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
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      "tags": [
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        "Tai-lo"
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    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
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        "Quanzhou"
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        "Taipei"
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      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
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      "zh-pron": "¹shi-thi"
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/se³³ tʰiɛn³³/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
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}
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "¹shi-thi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "xītiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sitian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsi¹-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syī-tyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shitian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "ситянь"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sitjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "sāi tīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sai¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sei¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "se-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "se-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "se'tiefn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se³³ tʰiɛn³³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹shi-thi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shi^平 thi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹xi-thi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/ɕi⁵⁵ tʰi²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se³³ tʰiɛn³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵⁵ tʰi²¹/"
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "xīfāng",
      "word": "西方"
    }
  ],
  "word": "西天"
}

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