滔天

Chinese

overflow; torrent-dash day; sky; heaven
simp. and trad.
(滔天)

Pronunciation


Adjective

滔天

  1. (of waves, water) billowing; huge
  2. (of crime, disaster) severe; great; heinous

Derived terms

  • 掃地滔天 / 扫地滔天
  • 滔天之罪
  • 滔天大禍 / 滔天大祸
  • 滔天大罪 (tāotiāndàzuì)
  • 禍亂滔天 / 祸乱滔天
  • 罪惡滔天 / 罪恶滔天

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Hyōgai
てん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [to̞ːtẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(とう)(てん) • (tōten

  1. being brimful to the heaven; being extremely strong of the momentum