天國
Chinese
day; sky; heaven | country; state; nation | ||
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trad. (天國) | 天 | 國 | |
simp. (天国) | 天 | 国 |
Pronunciation
Noun
天國
- Kingdom of Heaven; paradise; heaven
- 可惜她在天國,不能與我們團圓。 [MSC, trad.]
- Kěxī tā zài tiānguó, bùnéng yǔ wǒmen tuányuán. [Pinyin]
- It's a shame she is in heaven and cannot reunite with us.
可惜她在天国,不能与我们团圆。 [MSC, simp.]
Proper noun
天國
- the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Usage notes
Standard practice in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was to write this word as 天囯, where the first character was written with the upper horizontal stroke longer than the lower horizontal stroke, and the second character had its phonetic component replaced by 王 (wáng, “king”).
Synonyms
- 太平天國/太平天国 (Tàipíng Tiānguó)
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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天 | 國 |
Noun
天國 • (cheon'guk) (hangeul 천국)
- Hanja form? of 천국 (“heaven”).