皇天
wong4 tin1Huáng tiān
English
- August Heaven; Heaven as supreme deity (often paired with 后土[Hou4 tu3], the Earth Deity)
- Heaven
- 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
- 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