天網

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	net; network
trad. (天網)		天	網
simp. (天网)		天	网

Etymology

See 天網恢恢，疏而不漏 / 天网恢恢，疏而不漏 (tiānwǎnghuīhuī, shū'érbùlòu).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tiānwǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄨㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ mong⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tiānwǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄨㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tianwǎng
  - Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-wang³
  - Yale: tyān-wǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianwoang
  - Palladius: тяньван (tjanʹvan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ mong⁵
  - Yale: tīn móhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ mong⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ mong⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɔːŋ¹³/

Noun

天網

the Heaven's net (from which nothing sinful can escape); net of justice, natural law
(literary, figurative) rule by the Imperial court
(literary, figurative) laws of the nation

Derived terms

天網恢恢 / 天网恢恢 (tiānwǎnghuīhuī)
天網恢恢，疏而不漏 / 天网恢恢，疏而不漏 (tiānwǎnghuīhuī, shū'érbùlòu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	網
てん Grade: 1	もう Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tẽ̞mːo̞ː]

Noun

天(てん)網(もう) • (tenmō)

Heaven's net (from which nothing sinful can escape)
(Ko shogi) The promoted version of the piece 前(ぜん)衝(しょう) (zenshō) in Ko shogi