老天
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
day; sky; heaven | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老天) | 老 | 天 | |
| simp. #(老天) | 老 | 天 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lǎotiān
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎotian
- Wade–Giles: lao3-tʻien1
- Yale: lǎu-tyān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laotian
- Palladius: лаотянь (laotjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou5 tin1
- Yale: lóuh tīn
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 tin1
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 tin1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
老天
Synonyms
- 哇老誒 / 哇老诶 (wà láo ei) (chiefly Singapore/Malaysia, slang)
- 哇靠 (wàkào)
- 喔麥尬 / 喔麦尬 (ōmàigà) (chiefly Taiwan, slang)
- 天哪 (tiān na)
- 天啊 (tiān a)
- 好家伙 (hǎojiāhuo)
- 媽呀 / 妈呀 (māya)
- 我父 (ua2 bê6) (Teochew)
- 我的天 (wǒ de tiān)
- 我的天啊 (wǒ de tiān a)
- 我的媽呀 / 我的妈呀 (wǒdemāya)
- 我空 (Philippine Hokkien)
- 我苦 (Hokkien)
- 我迸 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
- 皇天 (Wenzhounese)
- 阿姆哀 (Hakka)
Derived terms
Interjection
老天