天助我也

天助我也

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	to help; to assist	I; me	also; too
simp. and trad. (天助我也)		天	助	我	也
Literally: “The heavens are helping me!”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiān zhù wǒ yě

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ zo⁶ ngo⁵ jaa⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tiān zhù wǒ yě [Phonetic: tiānzhùwóyě]
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄝˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tian juh wuuo yyie
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tian jhù wǒ yě
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰjɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ zo⁶ ngo⁵ jaa⁵
    • Yale: tīn joh ngóh yáh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ dzo⁶ ngo⁵ jaa⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ zo⁶ ngo⁵ ya⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔː²² ŋɔː¹³ jäː¹³/

Phrase

天助我也

1. The heavens are helping me! How lucky am I! (said when one receives unexpected help, or when the situation changes to become favourable to the speaker)