"回天" meaning in Chinese

See 回天 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /wuːi̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/, /wuːi̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: huítiān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wui⁴ tin¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], huítiān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], huéitian [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hui²-tʻien¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hwéi-tyān [Mandarin, Yale], hweitian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хуэйтянь [Mandarin, Palladius], xuejtjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], wùih tīn [Cantonese, Yale], wui⁴ tin¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], wui⁴ tin¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 迴天
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 回天
  1. (figuratively) to save a desperate situation Tags: figuratively Derived forms: 人力回天 (rénlìhuítiān), 回天之力, 回天乏術 (english: in a desperate situation), 回天乏术 (english: in a desperate situation), 回天無力 (english: in a desperate situation), 回天无力 (english: in a desperate situation), 轉日回天, 转日回天
    Sense id: en-回天-zh-verb-0OWkpIDy Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 30 25 25
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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ"
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      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "wui⁴ tin¹"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "hweitian"
    },
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "хуэйтянь"
    },
    {
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        "Palladius"
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    {
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}

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