海闊天空 in Chinese

IPA: /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /hɔːi̯³⁵ fuːt̚³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/, /hɔːi̯³⁵ fuːt̚³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: hǎikuòtiānkōng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄎㄨㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hoi² fut³ tin¹ hung¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], hǎikuòtiānkōng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄎㄨㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], hǎikuòtiankong [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hai³-kʻuo⁴-tʻien¹-kʻung¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], hǎi-kwò-tyān-kūng [Mandarin, Yale, standard], haekuohtiankong [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], хайкотянькун [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], xajkotjanʹkun [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], hói fut tīn hūng [Cantonese, Yale], hoi² fut⁸ tin¹ hung¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], hoi² fud³ tin¹ hung¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 海阔天空, 海濶天空 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 海闊天空

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"海闊天空" meaning in Chinese

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