天文臺

See also: 天文台

Chinese

		astronomy; celestial objects; the heavens	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (天文臺/天文台)		天文	臺/台
simp. (天文台)		天文	台

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiānwéntái

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ man⁴ toi⁴
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): tiang¹ bhung⁵ tai⁵
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹thi-ven-de

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiānwéntái
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tianwúntái
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-wên²-tʻai²
    • Yale: tyān-wén-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianwentair
    • Palladius: тяньвэньтай (tjanʹvɛnʹtaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wən³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ man⁴ toi⁴
    • Yale: tīn màhn tòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ man⁴ toi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ men⁴ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: tiang¹ bhung⁵ tai⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thiang bûng thâi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiaŋ³³⁻²³ buŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰai⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹thi-ven-de
    • MiniDict: thi^平 ven de
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹thi-ven-de
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰi⁵⁵ vən³³ de²¹/

Noun

天文臺

1. observatory (place where celestial bodies are observed)
2. (Hong Kong) meteorological observatory
3. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) lookout; lookout man

Synonyms

• (observatory): 瞭望臺／瞭望台 (liàowàngtái)
• (meteorological observatory): 氣象臺／气象台 (qìxiàngtái)

Korean

Hanja in this term
天	文	臺

Noun

天文臺 • (cheonmundae) (hangeul 천문대)

1. hanja form^? of 천문대 (“observatory (place where celestial bodies are observed)”)