上天

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

		on top; above	sky; heaven
simp. and trad. (上天)		上	天
anagram		天上

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàngtiān

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ tin¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): song-thiên
Min Nan (POJ): siōng-thian / siāng-thian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shàngtiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shàngtian
  - Wade–Giles: shang⁴-tʻien¹
  - Yale: shàng-tyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqtian
  - Palladius: шантянь (šantjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰjɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ tin¹
  - Yale: seuhng tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ tin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² tʰiːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: song-thiên
  - Hakka Romanization System: song tien´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: song⁴ tian¹
  - Sinological IPA: /soŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-thian
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-thian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngtiefn
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰiɛn³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-thian
  - Tâi-lô: siāng-thian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaxngtiefn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/

Noun

上天

Heaven; God
the sky above

Pronunciation 2

		to go up	sky; heaven
simp. and trad. (上天)		上	天
anagram		天上

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàngtiān

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ tin¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sông-thiên
Min Nan (POJ): chiūⁿ-thiⁿ / chiōⁿ-thiⁿ / chiǔⁿ-thiⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shàngtiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shàngtian
  - Wade–Giles: shang⁴-tʻien¹
  - Yale: shàng-tyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqtian
  - Palladius: шантянь (šantjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰjɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁵ tin¹
  - Yale: séuhng tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ tin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sông-thiên
  - Hakka Romanization System: song´ tien´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: song¹ tian¹
  - Sinological IPA: /soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰi̯en²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiūⁿ-thiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsiūnn-thinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviuxtvy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiũ²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiũ³³⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiũ³³⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiōⁿ-thiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsiōnn-thinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cvioixtvy
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiǔⁿ-thiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsiǔnn-thinn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiũ²² tʰĩ³³/

Verb

上天

to go up to the sky
(euphemistic) to pass away
(colloquial) to cause big trouble

Synonyms

(pass away):

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Synonyms of 上天

上路 (shànglù) (euphemistic)
下世 (xiàshì) (formal)
不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
不幸 (bùxìng) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial)
入寂 (rùjì) (Buddhism, of Buddhist monks)
即世 (jíshì) (literary)
去世 (qùshì)
合眼 (héyǎn) (euphemistic)
嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemistic, humorous)
安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
崩 (bēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
崩殂 (bēngcú) (Classical, of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
往生 (wǎngshēng) (euphemistic)
忽然 (hūrán) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
故 (gù)
故世 (gùshì) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
故去 (gùqù) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
早死 (zǎosǐ)
枯死 (kūsǐ) (literary, figurative)
死 (sǐ)
死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
死人 (sǐrén)
死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
病故 (bìnggù) (to die of illness)
病逝 (bìngshì) (to die of illness)
老了 (lǎo le) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
薨逝 (hōngshì) (of feudal lords)
走 (zǒu) (euphemistic)
走去踮 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
身亡 (shēnwáng) (formal, usually from unnatural causes)
逝世 (shìshì)
升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (to die of old age)

喪亡／丧亡 (sàngwáng) (literary)
喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (euphemistic)
喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
嗚呼／呜呼 (wūhū) (euphemistic)
嚥氣／咽气 (yànqì) (colloquial)
圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
壽終正寢／寿终正寝 (shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn) (literary, euphemistic)
小喇叭兒吹了／小喇叭儿吹了 (xiǎo lǎbār chuī le) (Beijing)
就義／就义 (jiùyì) (to die a martyr)
掛／挂 (guà) (slang, humorous)
斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
歸西／归西 (guīxī) (euphemistic)
歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)
死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
死脫／死脱 (Wu)
殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
氣絕／气绝 (qìjué) (literary)
沒世／没世 (mòshì) (literary)
畢命／毕命 (bìmìng) (formal, euphemistic)
百年歸老／百年归老 (bǎiniánguīlǎo) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
盡命／尽命 (jìnmìng) (literary, euphemistic)
終／终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds, euphemistic)
絕／绝 (jué) (literary, or in compounds)
翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
被難／被难 (bèinàn) (to be killed in a disaster, political incident, etc.)
見背／见背 (jiànbèi) (literary, of one's parents or elders)
見閻王／见阎王 (jiàn Yánwáng) (figurative)
賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
進棺材／进棺材 (jìn guāncái)
過世／过世 (guòshì)
過去／过去 (guòqù) (euphemistic)
過往／过往 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
過面／过面 (Min Nan)
長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
閉眼／闭眼 (bìyǎn) (euphemistic)
隕落／陨落 (yǔnluò) (euphemistic)
離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù) (euphemistic)
駕鶴西遊／驾鹤西游 (jiàhèxīyóu) (euphemistic)
龍馭上賓／龙驭上宾 (lóngyùshàngbīn) (of an emperor)

Derived terms

捧上天 (pěng shàngtiān)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	天
じょう Grade: 1	てん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

上(じょう)天(てん) • (jōten)

Heaven, God
going up to the sky, dying

Verb

上(じょう)天(てん)する • (jōten suru) suru (stem 上(じょう)天(てん)し (jōten shi), past 上(じょう)天(てん)した (jōten shita))

go up to the sky, die

Conjugation

Conjugation of "上天する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	上天し	じょうてんし	jōten shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	上天し	じょうてんし	jōten shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	上天する	じょうてんする	jōten suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	上天する	じょうてんする	jōten suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	上天すれ	じょうてんすれ	jōten sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	上天せよ¹ 上天しろ²	じょうてんせよ¹ じょうてんしろ²	jōten seyo¹ jōten shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	上天される	じょうてんされる	jōten sareru
Causative	上天させる上天さす	じょうてんさせるじょうてんさす	jōten saseru jōten sasu
Potential	上天できる	じょうてんできる	jōten dekiru
Volitional	上天しよう	じょうてんしよう	jōten shiyō
Negative	上天しない	じょうてんしない	jōten shinai
Negative continuative	上天せず	じょうてんせず	jōten sezu
Formal	上天します	じょうてんします	jōten shimasu
Perfective	上天した	じょうてんした	jōten shita
Conjunctive	上天して	じょうてんして	jōten shite
Hypothetical conditional	上天すれば	じょうてんすれば	jōten sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
上	天

Noun

上天 • (sangcheon) (hangeul 상천)

Hanja form^? of 상천 (“going up to the sky”).

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