"通天" meaning in Chinese

See 通天 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /tʰɔŋ³³ tʰĩ³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/, /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/, /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/, /tʰɔŋ³³ tʰĩ³³/, /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/, /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/, /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: tōngtiān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tung¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], thong-thiⁿ, tōngtiān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tongtian [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻung¹-tʻien¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tūng-tyān [Mandarin, Yale], tongtian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], тунтянь [Mandarin, Palladius], tuntjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], tūng tīn [Cantonese, Yale], tung¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tung¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], thong-thiⁿ [Hokkien, POJ], thong-thinn [Hokkien, Tai-lo], tongtvy [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 通⫽天 [canonical]
Head templates: {{zh-verb|type=vo}} 通⫽天 (verb-object)
  1. (figurative) to be exceedingly great Tags: figuratively, verb-object
    Sense id: en-通天-zh-verb-G2uuxvON Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 48 42 10
  2. (figurative) to have direct access to the highest authorities Tags: figuratively, verb-object
    Sense id: en-通天-zh-verb-YmHqBURm Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 48 42 10
  3. (Cantonese, figurative) to have let the cat out of the bag Tags: Cantonese, figuratively, verb-object
    Sense id: en-通天-zh-verb-OkF3g~Mo Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese

Download JSON data for 通天 meaning in Chinese (3.5kB)

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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tung¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "thong-thiⁿ"
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      "zh-pron": "tōngtiān"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "tongtian"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "tʻung¹-tʻien¹"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "tūng-tyān"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tongtian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тунтянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tuntjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "tūng tīn"
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    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "tung¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tung¹ tin¹"
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      "ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thong-thiⁿ"
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thong-thinn"
    },
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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      "zh-pron": "tongtvy"
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ³³ tʰĩ³³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
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        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
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        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ³³ tʰĩ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/"
    }
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          "access",
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        "(figurative) to have direct access to the highest authorities"
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        "to have let the cat out of the bag"
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      "zh-pron": "tōngtiān"
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      "zh-pron": "tongtian"
    },
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "tʻung¹-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tūng-tyān"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tongtian"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тунтянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tuntjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tūng tīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tung¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tung¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thong-thiⁿ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thong-thinn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tongtvy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ³³ tʰĩ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ³³ tʰĩ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "通天"
}

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