天涯海角
Chinese
| far corners of the world; distant lands | cape; promontory | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (天涯海角) | 天涯 | 海角 | |
| simp. #(天涯海角) | 天涯 | 海角 | |
| alternative forms | 海角天涯 | ||
Etymology
From 天涯地角 (tiānyá dìjiǎo).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): tiānyáhǎijiǎo
- (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): tin1 ngaai4 hoi2 gok3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thian-gâi-hái-kak
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiānyáhǎijiǎo [Phonetic: tiānyáháijiǎo]
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tianyáhǎijiǎo
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1-ya2-hai3-chiao3
- Yale: tyān-yá-hǎi-jyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianyahaejeau
- Palladius: тяньяхайцзяо (tjanʹjaxajczjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jä³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 ngaai4 hoi2 gok3
- Yale: tīn ngàaih hói gok
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 ngaai4 hoi2 gok8
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 ngai4 hoi2 gog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ ŋaːi̯²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵ kɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-gâi-hái-kak
- Tâi-lô: thian-gâi-hái-kak
- Phofsit Daibuun: tien'gai'hay'kag
- IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ɡai²⁴⁻²² hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ ɡai²⁴⁻²² hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kak̚⁵/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ɡai¹³⁻²² hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡai²⁴⁻¹¹ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡai²³⁻³³ hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
- (Hokkien)
Idiom
天涯海角
Synonyms
Proper noun
天涯海角
- Tianya Haijiao, a beach near Sanya in Hainan