驚為天人

Chinese

		to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	Heaven and Man; celestial being; god Heaven and Man; celestial being; god; deva
trad. (驚為天人/驚爲天人)		驚	為/爲	天人
simp. (惊为天人)		惊	为	天人
Literally: “to be astonished by his/her appearance which seems heavenly”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngwéitiānrén

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ wai⁴ tin¹ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngwéitiānrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingwéitianrén
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-wei²-tʻien¹-jên²
  - Yale: jīng-wéi-tyān-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingweitianren
  - Palladius: цзинвэйтяньжэнь (czinvɛjtjanʹžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging¹ wai⁴ tin¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: gīng wàih tīn yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ wai⁴ tin¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ wei⁴ tin¹ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Idiom

驚為天人

(figurative) to find one stunning, breathtaking or heavenly
(figurative) to find one's skill superb, excellent, marvellous or wonderful

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