tiān​tāitiān​tái

Tiantai

Senses

天台 tiān​tāi (also tiān​tái) variants: 天臺 Tiantai

Tiantai County in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province; also refers to Mount Tiantai in the same region, which is a significant site for Buddhism and the namesake of the Tiantai school of Buddhism

天台 tiān​tāi Tiantai Buddhism

(bound form) Short for the Tiantai school of Buddhism, which originated at Mount Tiantai

天台 tiān​tái fairyland

A mythical land or dwelling of the immortals in Chinese folklore

天台/ 天臺 tiān​tái rooftop

The flat open area on the roof of a building.

References

see 天台/天台 天台县/天台縣
see 天台/天台 天台山/天台山
abbreviation 天台/天台 天台宗/天台宗