造物者

Chinese

		the divine force that created the universe; luck; fate	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)
trad. (造物者)		造物	者
simp. ^#(造物者)		造物	者

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zàowùzhě

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˋ ㄨˋ ㄓㄜˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ mat⁶ ze²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zàowùzhě
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˋ ㄨˋ ㄓㄜˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zàowùjhě
  - Wade–Giles: tsao⁴-wu⁴-chê³
  - Yale: dzàu-wù-jě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzawwuhjee
  - Palladius: цзао’учжэ (czao’učžɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou⁶ mat⁶ ze²
  - Yale: jouh maht jé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ mat⁹ dze²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zou⁶ med⁶ zé²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² mɐt̚² t͡sɛː³⁵/

Noun

造物者

fashioner of all things
Near-synonym: 造物主 (Zàowùzhǔ)
- 吾疑造物者之有無久矣。及是愈以為誠有。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  吾疑造物者之有无久矣。及是愈以为诚有。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. 812, Liu Zongyuan (柳宗元),《小石城山記》, translated into English by H. A. Giles, 1922.
  Wú yí zàowùzhě zhī yǒuwú jiǔ yǐ. Jí shì yù yǐwéi chéng yǒu. [Pinyin]
  I have always had my doubts about the existence of God; but this scene made me think he really must exist.
- 造物者——
  倘若在永久的生命中
   只容有一次極樂的應許。
  我要至誠地求著：
  “我在母親的懷裏，
  母親在小舟裏，
  小舟在月明的大海裏。” [MSC, trad.]
  造物者——
  倘若在永久的生命中
   只容有一次极乐的应许。
  我要至诚地求着：
  “我在母亲的怀里，
  母亲在小舟里，
  小舟在月明的大海里。” [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1922, Bing Xin (冰心),《春水》第一〇五, translated by John Cayley & Grace M. Boynton
  Zàowùzhě —
  Tǎngruò zài yǒngjiǔ de shēngmìng zhōng
  Zhǐ róng yǒu yīcì jílè de yīngxǔ.
  Wǒ yào zhìchéng de qiú zhe:
  “Wǒ zài mǔqīn de huái lǐ,
  Mǔqīn zài xiǎozhōu lǐ,
  Xiǎozhōu zài yuèmíng de dàhǎi lǐ.” [Pinyin]
  O Creator!
  If in eternal life
  Once may one have perfect bliss,
  I earnestly desire—
  To be in my mother's arms,
  And mother in a little boat
  And the little boat in moonlight on the big sea!
nature (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)