普天之下

Chinese

		the whole sky; the whole world	below; under; beneath
simp. and trad. (普天之下)		普天	之下

Etymology

See 普天之下，莫非王土 (pǔtiānzhīxià, mòfēiwángtǔ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pǔtiānzhīxià

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢㄓㄒㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pou² tin¹ zi¹ haa⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pǔtiānzhīxià
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢㄓㄒㄧㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pǔtianjhihsià
  - Wade–Giles: pʻu³-tʻien¹-chih¹-hsia⁴
  - Yale: pǔ-tyān-jr̄-syà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: puutianjyshiah
  - Palladius: путяньчжися (putjanʹčžisja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pou² tin¹ zi¹ haa⁶
  - Yale: póu tīn jī hah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pou² tin¹ dzi¹ haa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: pou² tin¹ ji¹ ha⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯³⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ haː²²/

Idiom

普天之下

all over the world

Derived terms

普天之下，莫非王土 (pǔtiānzhīxià, mòfēiwángtǔ)

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