朝天

Chinese

		morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea	day; sky; heaven
simp. and trad. (朝天)		朝	天
anagram		天朝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cháotiān

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu⁴ tin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cháotiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cháotian
  - Wade–Giles: chʻao²-tʻien¹
  - Yale: cháu-tyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaurtian
  - Palladius: чаотянь (čaotjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰjɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ciu⁴ tin¹
  - Yale: chìuh tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu⁴ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qiu⁴ tin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Verb

朝天

to look skyward; to look up
(figuratively) to have an audience with the emperor; to be presented at court

Derived terms

朝天凳
朝天椒 (cháotiānjiāo)
朝天蹬 (cháotiāndèng)
朝天髻
素面朝天 (sùmiàncháotiān)

四腳朝天／四脚朝天
朝天宮／朝天宫
朝天搗亂／朝天捣乱
朝天餛飩／朝天馄饨
盤底朝天／盘底朝天

Proper noun

朝天

(～區) Chaotian District, Guangyuan City, Sichuan, China

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