天菜
Chinese
| day; sky; heaven | dish (type of food); vegetables | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (天菜) | 天 | 菜 | |
| simp. #(天菜) | 天 | 菜 | |
| Literally: “heavenly dish”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiāncài
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄘㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tiancài
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1-tsʻai4
- Yale: tyān-tsài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiantsay
- Palladius: тяньцай (tjanʹcaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
天菜
- (neologism, slang) perfect ideal partner; someone who is exactly one's type (usually considered physically attractive)