滔天

滔天

Chinese

		overflow; torrent-dash	day; sky; heaven
simp. and trad. (滔天)		滔	天

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tāotiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠ ㄊㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou¹ tin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tāotiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠ ㄊㄧㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tautian
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tou¹ tin¹
    • Yale: tōu tīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tou¹ tin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: tou¹ tin¹
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Adjective

滔天

1. (of waves, water) billowing; huge
2. (of crime, disaster) severe; great; heinous

Derived terms

掃地滔天／扫地滔天 滔天之罪 滔天大禍／滔天大祸

滔天大罪 禍亂滔天／祸乱滔天 罪惡滔天／罪恶滔天