"通天" meaning in Chinese

See 通天 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Sinological-IPA, Taipei, Kaohsiung] 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
  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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 12 77 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 58 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 66 17
  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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 通天塔 (Tōngtiān Tǎ), 通天河 (Tōngtiān Hé)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Tōngtiān Tǎ",
      "word": "通天塔"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Tōngtiān Hé",
      "word": "通天河"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "通⫽天",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "type": "vo"
      },
      "expansion": "通⫽天 (verb-object)",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to interlink with the heavens",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "to be exceedingly great"
      ],
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          "exceedingly",
          "exceedingly"
        ],
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          "great",
          "great"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figurative) to be exceedingly great"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "verb-object"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 77 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 58 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 66 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have direct access to the highest authorities"
      ],
      "id": "en-通天-zh-verb-YmHqBURm",
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "access",
          "access"
        ],
        [
          "highest",
          "highest"
        ],
        [
          "authorities",
          "authority"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) to have direct access to the highest authorities"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "verb-object"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese Chinese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have let the cat out of the bag"
      ],
      "id": "en-通天-zh-verb-OkF3g~Mo",
      "links": [
        [
          "let the cat out of the bag",
          "let the cat out of the bag"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Cantonese, figurative) to have let the cat out of the bag"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "figuratively",
        "verb-object"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tōngtiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tung¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "thong-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "thong-thiⁿ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tōngtiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tongtian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tʻung¹-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tūng-tyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tongtian"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tuntjanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "тунтянь"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tung¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tūng tīn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tung¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tung¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "thong-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "thong-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tongtiefn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "thong-thiⁿ"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "thong-thinn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tongtvy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Taipei",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "通天"
}
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    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese separable verbs",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 天",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 通",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "Tōngtiān Tǎ",
      "word": "通天塔"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Tōngtiān Hé",
      "word": "通天河"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "通⫽天",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to interlink with the heavens",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "to be exceedingly great"
      ],
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          "exceedingly",
          "exceedingly"
        ],
        [
          "great",
          "great"
        ]
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        "(figurative) to be exceedingly great"
      ],
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        "verb-object"
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to have direct access to the highest authorities"
      ],
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        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "access",
          "access"
        ],
        [
          "highest",
          "highest"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) to have direct access to the highest authorities"
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "verb-object"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "to have let the cat out of the bag"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "let the cat out of the bag",
          "let the cat out of the bag"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Cantonese, figurative) to have let the cat out of the bag"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh_pron": "tōngtiān"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tung¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "thong-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "thong-thiⁿ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tōngtiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tongtian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tʻung¹-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tūng-tyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tongtian"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tuntjanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "тунтянь"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tung¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tūng tīn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tung¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tung¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "thong-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "thong-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tongtiefn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh_pron": "thong-thiⁿ"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "thong-thinn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tongtvy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
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        "Hokkien",
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        "Taipei",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "通天"
}

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