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): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ wai⁴ tin¹ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngwéitiānrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ
    • 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

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