Cantonese Dictionary

天安門事件

tin1 on1 mun4 si6 gin6*2

Mandarin: tian1 an1 men2 shi4 jian4

Tiananmen Square protests

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天安門事件

tin1 ngon1 mun4 si6 gin2

Mandarin: Tian1 an1 men2 Shi4 jian4

Simplified: 天安门事件

noun; Tiananmen Incident, commonly known as the June Fourth Incident, was a student-led popular demonstrations for China's democracy in Beijing during spring of 1989

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天安門廣場

tin1 on1 mun4 gwong2 coeng4

Mandarin: tian1 an1 men2 guang3 chang3

Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen 天安門 means "The Gate of Heavenly Peace") -- a large paved public plaza in the middle of Beijing 北京 in front of the Forbidden City 紫禁城 that was the site of various political events and protest movements during the 20th century.

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天山

tin1 saan1

Mandarin: tian1 shan1

the Tian Shan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia

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天峨

tin1 ngo4

Mandarin: tian1 e2

Tian'e (place in Guangxi)

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天峻

tin1 zeon3

Mandarin: tian1 jun4

Tianjun (place in Qinghai)

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天幕

tin1 mok6

Mandarin: tian1 mu4

Canopies

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天干

tin1 gon1

heavenly stem, a series of ten characters used in Chinese numerology: 甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸

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天平

tin1 ping4

Mandarin: tian1 ping2

balance; (placename) Tin Ping

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天從人願

tin1 cung4 jan4 jyun6

Mandarin: tian1 cong2 ren2 yuan4

Simplified: 天从人愿

Heaven following people's will; something that happened just as according to one's wishes

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天性

tin1 sing3

Mandarin: tian1xing4

(adjective) 1. Instinctive; 2. Congenital

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天意

tin1 ji3

Mandarin: tian1 yi4

the will of Heaven ; god's will

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天才

tin1 coi4

Mandarin: tian1 cai2

genius; talent; gift

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天才表演節目

tin1 coi4 biu2 jin2 zit3 muk6

talent show

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天打雷劈

tin1 daa2 leoi4 pek3

Mandarin: tian1 da3 lei2 pi1

being hit by heaven and being struck by lightning, it means to die in a horrible way

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天拿水

tin1 naa4 seoi2

Mandarin: tian1 na2 shui3

paint thinner

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天敵

tin1 dik6

Mandarin: tian1 di2

natural enemy

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天數

tin1 sou3

Mandarin: tian1 shu4

Simplified: 天数

number of days; fate

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天文

tin1 man4

Mandarin: tian1 wen2

astronomy

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天文單位

tin1 man4 daan1 wai6*2

Mandarin: tian1 wen2 dan1 wei4

an Astronomical Unit (AU): 149,567,892 km

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天文學

tin1 man4 hok6

Mandarin: tian1 wen2 xue2

astronomy

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天文學家

tin1 man4 hok6 gaa1

Mandarin: tian1 wen2 xue2 jia1

astronomer

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天文數字的捐款

tin1 man4 sou3 zi6 dik1 gyun1 fun2

an astronomical donation

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天文物理學

tin1 man4 mat6 lei5 hok6

Mandarin: tian1wen2 wu4li3xue2

Simplified: 天文物理学

astrophysics [written and colloquial]

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天文物理學家

tin1 man4 mat6 lei5 hok6 gaa1

Mandarin: tian1 wen2 wu4 li3 xue2 jia1

an astrophysicist [Syn.] 天體物理學家

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天方夜談

tin1 fong1 je6 taam4

Mandarin: Tian1 fang1 ye4 tan2

Simplified: 天方夜谈

Arabian Nights; unrealistic ideals

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天方夜譚

tin1 fong1 je6 taam4

Mandarin: tian1 fang1 ye4 tan2

a fairy tale; a far-fetched story; mere fantasy

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天昏地暗

tin1 fan1 dei6 am3

Mandarin: tian1 hun1 di4 an4

dark sky, without sunlight; a long time, until the end of a day; rotten and corrupt society; fiercely

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天星小輪

tin1 sing1 siu2 leon4

Mandarin: tian1 xing1 xiao3 lun2

Simplified: 天星小轮

the Star Ferry, a passenger ferry service [written and colloquial]

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天星碼頭

tin1 sing1 maa5 tau4

Star Ferry Pier

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