天罡

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	(stars)
simp. and trad. (天罡)		天	罡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiāngāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiāngāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiangang
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-kang¹
    • Yale: tyān-gāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiangang
    • Palladius: тяньган (tjanʹgan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

天罡

1. (Chinese astronomy, Taoism) Big Dipper
2. (Chinese astronomy) handle of the Big Dipper
3. (Taoism) Name for a heavenly spirit. According to Daoist religious texts, there are 36 in all.

Derived terms

• 三十六天罡 (sānshíliù tiāngāng)
• 天罡星