老天爺

See also: 老天爷

Chinese

		God; Heavens; God! God; Heavens; God!; Heavens!	grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (老天爺)		老天	爺
simp. (老天爷)		老天	爷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎotiānyé

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ tin¹ je⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lǎu-thian-iâ / láu-thian-iâ / ló-thian-iâ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎotiānyé
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎotianyé
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-tʻien¹-yeh²
    • Yale: lǎu-tyān-yé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laotianye
    • Palladius: лаотянье (laotjanʹje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ tin¹ je⁴
    • Yale: lóuh tīn yèh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ tin¹ je⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ tin¹ yé⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ jɛː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǎu-thian-iâ
    • Tâi-lô: lǎu-thian-iâ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lau²² tʰiɛn³³ ia²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-thian-iâ
    • Tâi-lô: láu-thian-iâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: law'tien'iaa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ia¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ló-thian-iâ
    • Tâi-lô: ló-thian-iâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: loy'tien'iaa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ia¹³/

Noun

老天爺

1. God; Heavens

Interjection

老天爺

1. God!; Heavens!

Synonyms

• 老天 (lǎotiān)
• (Hokkien, Teochew) 天公 (tiāngōng), 天公祖