粵

天tin1書syu1

simp天书
tin1 syu1tiān shū

English

  1. imperial edict
  2. book of great use; beneficial book
  3. heavenly book (superstition)
  4. obscure or illegible writing
  5. double dutch

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好有用、實用嘅書(量詞:本)

Examples

  • 考試天書

    book which provides useful tips for the examination

  • 看起来像天书。

    It's all Greek to me.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 看起来这都是天书。

    That was all Chinese to me.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 我一週在這兒教五天書。

    I teach classes here five days a week.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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