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天 tiān

tiān noun day
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: time
Notes: For example, 昨天 yesterday (CC-CEDICT '天'; FE '天' 4, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 2; GHC '天' 7).
tiān measure word day
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: For example, in spoken Chinese, 你帮几天忙好了 'Please help for a few days' (Lao She, 2003, p. 176; CC-CEDICT '天'; FE '天' 4, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 10)
tiān noun heaven
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
Notes: Heaven is understood to be above the human world. For example, 天人合一 'the harmonious oneness of Heaven and humanity' (Yao 2000, p. 140; FE '天' 2, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 8; Kroll 2015 '天' 2).
tiān noun nature
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 天然 (FE '天' 3, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 6; Kroll 2015 '天' 4; GHC '天' 2).
tiān noun sky
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Nature
Notes: In the sense of 天空, for example, 蓝天 'blue sky.' (XHW 2016-02-04; CC-CEDICT '天'; FE '天' 1, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n, 1; Kroll 2015 '天' 1; GHC '天' 1).
tiān noun weather
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 天气 (FE '天' 5, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 5; Kroll 2015 '天' 1a; GHC '天' 6).
tiān noun father; husband
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '天' 6, p. 276)
tiān noun a necessity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '天' 7, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 9)
tiān noun season
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 春天 spring (Guoyu '天' n 4)
tiān noun destiny
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 富贵在天 wealth and nobility are decided by destiny (Guoyu '天' n 7)
tiān adjective very high; sky high [prices]
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '天' adj 2)
tiān adverb very
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 很 or 非常 (Guoyu '天' adv)
tiān noun a deva; a god
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: deva, Pai: deva, Japanese: ten, Tibetan: lha; also Sanskrit devī for female deities (BCSD '天', p. 333; BL 'deva'; Kroll 2015 '天' 5; SH '天', p. 143)
tiān proper noun Heavenly Realm
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: devaloka; for example, 四天下眾生 'the beings under the four heavens; see 天界 (BCSD '天', p. 333; FGDB '天'; T 227, Scroll 3 小品般若波羅蜜經; Tzu Chuang 2012, p. 266)

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罗刹天(羅剎天) Raksasa Deva
风来花拜佛云去树参天(風來花拜佛雲去樹參天) Prostrating to the Buddha are flowers bending in the wind; Soaring into the sky are trees flying with the clouds.
南天 Southern India
八难; 1. 在地狱难 2. 在饿鬼难 3. 在畜生难 4. 在长寿天难 5. 在边地之郁单越难 6. 盲聋瘖哑难 7. 世智辩聪难 8. 生在佛前佛后难(八難; 1. 在地獄難 2. 在餓鬼難 3. 在畜生難 4. 在長壽天難 5. 在邊地之鬱單越難 6. 盲聾瘖啞難 7. 世智辯聰難 8. 生在佛前佛後難) Eight Difficulties: 1. Hell; 2. The Realm of Hungry Ghosts; 3. The Animal Realm; 4. The Long-life Heaven; 5. The Excellent Continent; 6. Physical and Mental Disability; 7. Birth as a Philosopher; 8. Birth Between Buddhas
丑目天(醜目天) Virupaksa
天息灾(天息災) Devasantika; Tian Xi Zai
名声天晓(名聲天曉) Rising Dawn of Success
知足天 Tuṣita Heaven
看世间花开花落任天上云去云来(看世間花開花落任天上雲去雲來) Peaceful and detached: Watch the flowers blossom and wilt
菩萨从兜术天降神母胎说广普经(菩薩從兜術天降神母胎說廣普經) Pusa Cong Doshuaitian Jiang Shen Mu Tai Shuo Guang Pu Jing
退一步天高地阔让三分心平气和(退一步天高地闊讓三分心平氣和) If you take a step back, you will see a much bigger world; If you compromise but a little, you will feel greater peace.
四天王宫(四天王宮) abodes of the four guardians
天宫寺(天宮寺) Tiangong Temple
无想天(無想天) Asamjnisattvah Heaven; The Heaven without Thought
净居天子会(淨居天子會) Svapnanirdeśasūtra; Jing Ju Tian Zi Hui
违驮天(違馱天) Weituo; Skanda
阎摩天(閻摩天) Yama
梵天后 Brahmā's consort
大辩才天女(大辯才天女) Sarasvati Devi; Saraswati
兜率天宫(兜率天宮) Palace of the Tuṣita Heaven
心中烦恼无明即地狱心中菩提正见即天堂心中忧悲苦恼是娑婆心中安乐幸福是净土(心中煩惱無明即地獄心中菩提正見即天堂心中憂悲苦惱是娑婆心中安樂幸福是淨土) Affliction and ignorance take one to hell. Bodhi and right view take one to heaven. Sadness, sorrow, trouble, and affliction take one to the Saha World. Happiness, peace, and joy take one to the Pure Land.
希望在前　明天更好 Hope Is Ahead; Tomorrow will be Better
欢喜天供(歡喜天供) Ganesa Offering
天台菩萨戒疏(天台菩薩戒疏) Commentary on the Tiantai Bodhisattva Precepts
世间有水皆归海天下无山空飞云(世間有水皆歸海天下無山空飛雲) All waters in this world return to the sea; No clouds float above empty mountains.
思益梵天问经(思益梵天問經) Viśeṣacintabrahma-paripṛcchā Sūtra

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新天地、司天台、艳阳天、天水、皇天、天网恢恢，疏而不漏、天妒英才、横行天下、今天、天地之心、天涯何处无芳草、聊天、天山、五十而知天命、甲天下、听天安命、天蝼、天上掉馅饼、天雨、一飞冲天、冲天、天智天皇、平天下、天候、掀天揭地

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Scroll 23 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 143
Scroll 3 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 139
Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 132
Scroll 1 Shijia Pu 釋迦譜 — count: 119
Scroll 39 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 111
Scroll 20 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 108
Scroll 46 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 106
Scroll 7 Fo Shuo Li Shi Apitan Lun 佛說立世阿毘曇論 — count: 98
Scroll 38 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 98
Scroll 53 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 97

Collocations

天身 (天身) 後必受天身 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 38
处天 (處天) 有想無想處天 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 14
欲界天 (欲界天) 我欲界天斷滅無餘 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 14 — count: 14
色界天 (色界天) 我自說色界天是我 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 12
天及 (天及) 天及世間人 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 9
大神天 (大神天) 以天眼見諸大神天各封宅地 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 9
天匠 (天匠) 天匠所造 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 7
智天 (智天) 過色究竟天上有空處智天 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 7
寿天 (壽天) 阿須倫壽天千歲 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 7
天初生 (天初生) 彼天初生 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 6