朝天

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Chinese

		morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)	day; sky; heaven
simp. and trad. (朝天)		朝	天
anagram		天朝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cháotiān

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu⁴ tin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cháotiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cháotian
  - Wade–Giles: chʻao²-tʻien¹
  - Yale: cháu-tyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaurtian
  - Palladius: чаотянь (čaotjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ciu⁴ tin¹
  - Yale: chìuh tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu⁴ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qiu⁴ tin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Verb

朝天

to look skyward; to look up; to face the sky
(historical) to have an audience with the emperor; to be presented at court

Derived terms

Proper noun

朝天

(～區) Chaotian District (a district of Guangyuan, Sichuan, China)

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