老天爺
ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄝˊ
“God; Heaven as a deity controlling fate; used in prayers or exclamations like 'Heavens!'”
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老
ㄌㄠˇ
Old; aged; experienced; venerable; of long standing; prefix for elders or familiar people; outdated; tough (food); always.
天
ㄊㄧㄢ
Sky or heaven; the universe; day or a period of time; nature; weather; season.
爺
ㄧㄝˊ
Grandfather; old man; term of respect for a father or elder; term of address for a deity.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 昨天ㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢyesterday; the day before today; the previous day
- 老師ㄌㄠˇ ㄕteacher; a respectful term for someone who teaches or mentors; in imperial times, a student's formal address to an examiner
- 今天ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢtoday; the present time; now
- 老人ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊold person; the elderly; senior citizen; long-time member or veteran of a group or organization.
- 老闆ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇboss; business owner; proprietor of a company or shop
- 天下ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋthe whole world; all under heaven; the realm; (historical) the territory of China; (by extension) political rule or dominion over a realm
- 當天ㄉㄤ ㄊㄧㄢon that day; the same day; that very day.
- 明天ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢtomorrow; the day after today; the near future
- 天氣ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˋweather; atmospheric conditions at a given time and place; (archaic) omen of fate; (literary) a moment in time.
- 老婆ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊwife; one's wife (informal, colloquial).
- 前天ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢthe day before yesterday
- 老公ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥhusband; eunuch (historical); old man (archaic)