天使

Chinese

		sky; heavens	envoy; messenger
simp. and trad. (天使)		天	使

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 天使

1. angel
2. (archaic) emissary of the emperor

Synonyms

• (angel): (Dungan) тянщян (ti͡anxi͡an), (obsolete) 安琪兒／安琪儿 (ānqí'ér)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (天使):

• → Japanese: 天(てん)使(し) (tenshi)
• → Korean: 천사(天使) (cheonsa)
• → Vietnamese: thiên sứ (天使)

Others:

• → Zhuang: denhsij

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	使
てん Grade: 1	し Grade: 3
goon

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 天使 (MC then sriX|sriH).

Noun

天(てん)使(し) • (tenshi) 

1. an angel

   天(てん)使(し)と悪(あく)魔(ま)

   Tenshi to Akuma

   Angels & Demons

2. an imperial messenger or envoy
3. a messenger or envoy from heaven
4. (figurative) someone who is kind and pure; an angel

Hyponyms

• 堕(だ)天(てん)使(し) (datenshi)
• 熾(し)天(てん)使(し) (shitenshi)
• 智(ち)天(てん)使(し) (chitenshi)

Quotations

• See Citations:天使.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
天	使

Noun

天使 • (cheonsa or McCune-Reischauer: ch'ŏnsa or Yale: chensa) (hangeul 천사)

1. hanja form^? of 천사 (“angel”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
天	使

Noun

天使

1. chữ Hán form of thiên sứ (“angel”).