lǎo​tiān

[exclamation]

  • created reference approved 老天 → 老天爷/老天爺 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老天 lǎo​tiān

    老天爷 / 老天爺 lǎo​tiān​yé

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 老天 → 老天爷/老天爺 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老天 lǎo​tiān

    老天爷 / 老天爺 lǎo​tiān​yé

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 老天 · lǎo​tiān · Heaven — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老天

    lǎo​tiān

    Heaven

    the power or deity that rules the universe; God

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · [familiarity prefix] 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 老天 · lǎo​tiān · [exclamation] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老天

    lǎo​tiān

    [exclamation]

    an exclamation of surprise, shock, or pleading, similar to "good Heavens" or "oh my God"

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · [familiarity prefix] 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense