粵

天tin1后hau6

tin1 hau6Tiān hòu

English

  1. Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3]
  2. Tin Hau, also Mazu, a female folk goddess of the sea and navigation
  3. diva
  4. Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 東亞沿海地區崇拜嘅女海神,又稱媽祖
  2. 喺娛樂圈度地位好高嘅女藝人(量詞:名/位/個)

Examples

  • 百變天后

    a diva of reinvention; a diva who always presents herself with a new image

  • 我諗住去天后廟求番支簽。

    I want to draw divination sticks in the Tin Hau Temple.

  • 香港地區名;位於銅鑼灣東部,港鐵天后站一帶嘅地方,以當地一間天后廟命名

    Tin Hau, the area near Tin Hau Station in Hong Kong

  • 我会在三天后回来。

    I'll be back in three days.

    Tatoeba · maina CC BY

  • 汤姆会在几天后后到达那里。

    Tom will be there for a few days.

    Tatoeba · ryanwoo CC BY

  • 我当时正忙着打包,因为我两天后要去法国。

    I was busy packing, because I was leaving for France in two days.

    Tatoeba · vicch CC BY

  • 关于该问题的答复,我两天后再回答你可以吗?

    Regarding the question at hand, can I give you an answer in two days' time?

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

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

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