天啊

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	an interjection; to express doubt or to question; to show realization an interjection; to express doubt or to question; to show realization; to stress; (interj. for surprise); oh (interjection); (a modal particle showing affirmation, approval, or consent); (interj.); ah
simp. and trad. (天啊)		天	啊
alternative forms		天哪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tiān a

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ˙ㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ aa³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tiān a
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ˙ㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tian å
  - Wade–Giles: tʻien¹ a⁵
  - Yale: tyān a
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tian .a
  - Palladius: тянь а (tjanʹ a)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰjɛn⁵⁵ ˀä²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ aa³
  - Yale: tīn a
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ aa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ a³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ aː³³/

Interjection

天啊

oh my God; my God; my goodness

Synonyms

我的天 (wǒ de tiān)
我空 (Min Nan)
我苦 (Min Nan)
我迸 (Min Nan)

阿姆哀 (Hakka)
好家伙 (hǎojiāhuo)
哇老誒／哇老诶 (wà láo ei) (chiefly Singapore/Malaysia, slang)
喔麥尬／喔麦尬 (ōmàigà) (chiefly Taiwan, slang)

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