"滔天" meaning in Chinese

See 滔天 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /tʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/, /tʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: tāotiān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄠ ㄊㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tou¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tāotiān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄊㄠ ㄊㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], taotian [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], tʻao¹-tʻien¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], tāu-tyān [Mandarin, Yale, standard], tautian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], таотянь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], taotjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], tōu tīn [Cantonese, Yale], tou¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tou¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 滔天
  1. (of waves, water) billowing; huge
    Sense id: en-滔天-zh-adj-k6d0yWsk Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
  2. (of crime, disaster) severe; great; heinous
    Sense id: en-滔天-zh-adj-Fav1lIrh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 掃地滔天, 扫地滔天, 滔天之罪, 滔天大禍, 滔天大祸, 滔天大罪 (tāotiāndàzuì), 禍亂滔天, 祸乱滔天, 罪惡滔天, 罪恶滔天
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      "word": "滔天大罪"
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      "word": "禍亂滔天"
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄠ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "tou¹ tin¹"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄠ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
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        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "taotian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻao¹-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tāu-tyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tautian"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "таотянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "taotjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "tōu tīn"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    }
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  "word": "滔天"
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    {
      "word": "扫地滔天"
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    {
      "word": "滔天之罪"
    },
    {
      "word": "滔天大禍"
    },
    {
      "word": "滔天大祸"
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      "roman": "tāotiāndàzuì",
      "word": "滔天大罪"
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    },
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        "(of waves, water) billowing; huge"
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        "of waves"
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          "disaster",
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          "great",
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        [
          "heinous",
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      "zh-pron": "tāotiān"
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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄠ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tou¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tāotiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄠ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "taotian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻao¹-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tāu-tyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tautian"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "таотянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "taotjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "tōu tīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "tou¹ tin¹"
    },
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tou¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "滔天"
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