天啊

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	an interjection; to express doubt or to question; to show realization an interjection; to express doubt or to question; to show realization; to stress; (interj. for surprise); (interj.) oh; (a modal particle showing affirmation, approval, or consent); (interj.); ah
simp. and trad. (天啊)		天	啊
alternative forms		天哪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiān a

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ˙ㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ aa³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiān a
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ˙ㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tian å
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹ a⁵
    • Yale: tyān a
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tian .a
    • Palladius: тянь а (tjanʹ a)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀä²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ aa³
    • Yale: tīn a
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ aa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ a³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ aː³³/

Interjection

1. oh my God; my God; my goodness

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 我苦