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天職

天職

See also: 天职

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	office; duty
trad. (天職)		天	職
simp. (天职)		天	职

Noun

天職

calling, vocation (occupation for which a person is suited); mission in life

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	職
Grade: 1	Grade: 5

Noun

天職 ‎(hiragana てんしょく, romaji tenshoku)

calling, vocation (occupation for which a person is suited)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tiānzhí

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄓˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ zik¹
Min Nan (POJ): thian-chit

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tiānzhí
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄓˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianjyr
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ zik¹
  - Yale: tīn jīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ dzik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-chit
  - Tâi-lô: thian-tsit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiencid
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕit̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ t͡ɕit̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕit̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕit̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕit̚³²/