created reference approved 老天爷/老天爺 → 老天 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
老天爷 / 老天爺 lǎotiānyé
老天 lǎotiān
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 老天爷/老天爺 · lǎotiānyé · God; Heavens — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
老天爷 / 老天爺
lǎotiānyé
God; Heavens
The Lord of Heaven; a personification of Nature or Fate in folk religion who rules over all things
老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God 爷 (literal) → 爷/爺 · yé · deity
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 老天爷/老天爺 · lǎotiānyé · goodness gracious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
老天爷 / 老天爺
lǎotiānyé
goodness gracious
A colloquial exclamation used to express a plea, shock, or surprise
老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God 爷 (literal) → 爷/爺 · yé · deity
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition