天網

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	net; network
trad. (天網)		天	網
simp. (天网)		天	网

Etymology

See 天網恢恢，疏而不漏／天网恢恢，疏而不漏 (tiānwǎnghuīhuī, shū'érbùlòu).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiānwǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ mong⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiānwǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tianwǎng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-wang³
    • Yale: tyān-wǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianwoang
    • Palladius: тяньван (tjanʹvan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ mong⁵
    • Yale: tīn móhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ mong⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ mong⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɔːŋ¹³/

Noun

天網

1. the Heaven's net (from which nothing sinful can escape); net of justice, natural law
2. (literary, figurative) rule by the Imperial court
3. (literary, figurative) laws of the nation

Derived terms

• 天網恢恢／天网恢恢 (tiānwǎnghuīhuī)
• 天網恢恢，疏而不漏／天网恢恢，疏而不漏 (tiānwǎnghuīhuī, shū'érbùlòu)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	網
てん Grade: 1	もう Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞mːo̞ː]

Noun

天(てん)網(もう) • (tenmō) 

1. Heaven's net (from which nothing sinful can escape)
2. (Ko shogi) The promoted version of the piece 前(ぜん)衝(しょう) (zenshō) in Ko shogi