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皇wong4天tin1

wong4 tin1Huáng tiān

English

  1. August Heaven; Heaven as supreme deity (often paired with 后土[Hou4 tu3], the Earth Deity)
  2. Heaven
  3. The sky or Heaven; or the King of Gods in the Sky in Taoism of China, often called in combination with Hau Tou (Queen of the Earth) to address the Sky and the Earth.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指上天,亦指道教神仙中地位最高嘅皇天上帝、昊天上帝,常與「后土」併用,作為天地之合稱

Examples

  • 皇天后土

    King of Sky and the Queen of Earth

  • 皇天不負有心人

    The King of Sky will bless the one whom have perseverance, and one will success.

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

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