"天方" meaning in Chinese

See 天方 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰiːn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/, /tʰiːn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: Tiānfāng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄤ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tin¹ fong¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], Tiānfāng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Tianfang [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], Tʻien¹-fang¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Tyān-fāng [Mandarin, Yale], Tianfang [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Тяньфан [Mandarin, Palladius], Tjanʹfan [Mandarin, Palladius], tīn fōng [Cantonese, Yale], tin¹ fong¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tin¹ fong¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: Alteration of 天房 (Tiānfáng) (per Xiyang chaogong dianlu 西洋朝貢典錄 [Records of Tributes from the Western Ocean Countries], 1520 CE). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|天房}} 天房 (Tiānfáng), {{l|zh|西洋朝貢典錄//|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=|tr=}} 西洋朝貢典錄, {{lw|zh|西洋朝貢典錄}} 西洋朝貢典錄, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 天方
  1. (obsolete) Mecca; (in general) Arabia; Islamic countries in the Middle East Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Islam Synonyms: 麥加/麦加 (Màijiā), 麥加 (Màijiā), 麦加 (Màijiā) Derived forms: 天方國, 天方国, 天方夜譚 (tiānfāngyètán), 天方夜谭 (tiānfāngyètán), 天方教 (Tiānfāngjiào)

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      "word": "麥加/麦加"
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      "roman": "Màijiā",
      "word": "麥加"
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      "roman": "Màijiā",
      "word": "麦加"
    }
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}

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