HEAVEN    天宮

SUPERNATURAL REGION IN the SKY.
Antonym
  • HELLUNDERWORLD in which SOULS SUFFER AFTER DEATH.
Hypernym
  • REGION　LARGE TERRITORY of TERRITORIES. (anc: 6/0, child: 3)
  • TERRITORY　PLACE INSIDE DEFINED BOUNDARIES. (anc: 5/0, child: 7)
  • PLACE　PART of SPACE that THINGS BE-IN:are-in. (anc: 4/0, child: 39)
  • Encyclopedia of Religion ( JONES 2005) p.

    HEAVEN AND HELL

  • Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages ( DE VAAN 2008) p.

    caelum 'sky, heaven, vault of heaven' [n. o; often m. caelus, pi. always caelT]

    (Naev.+; cael [nom.sg.m.] lx Enn.)

    Derivatives: caeles, -itis 'dwelling in heaven' (Enn.+), [m.] 'god, divinity' (mostly

    pl., gen.pl. -itum; P1.+); caelestis 'in/from the sky, heavenly' (Varro+), caerul(e)us

    'blue' (PI.+).

    • Words (19 items)

    天  tiān OC: lʰiin MC: then 61 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Result: 命/DECREE Mìng 命 (later often replaced by lìng 令) refers to any published royal or imperial order, or order of the day. See also COMMAND
    • Object: 事/SERVE The current general word for serving another is shì 事 (ant. shǐ 使 "deploy").
    • Epithet: 法/METHOD Fǎ 法 is a regular rule-governed procedure governing the proper exercise of a skill.
    • Epithet: 法/LAW The current general word for a law, a legal system or any legal provision of any kind is fǎ 法.
    • Epithet: 氣/ENERGY The most general current word for material vital cosmic energies of any kind is qì 氣.
    • Epithet: 氣/COSMIC FORCE The most general term for physical principles operative in the dynamics of natural processes is qì 氣.
    • Oppos: 人/HUMAN The dominant term is rén 人 which refers to any human.

      Syntactic words
    • nab.adNHeaven-assigned; by the grace of Heaven; heavenly; divine
    • nab.adVlike Nlike Heaven
    • nabmetaphysicalheavenly regions; the heavens; the heavenly realm
    • nabmetaphysicalHeaven as a divine or metaphysical forceCH
    • nab{PRED}causativebe because of HeavenCH
    • nadNmetaphorical天王"King by grace of Heaven": ordained by Heaven, by the grace of Heaven, German:"von des Himmels Gnaden"; of heavenly authorityLZ
    • nagentHeaven (as metaphysical more or less personalised agent)CH
    • viactbe Heaven-like in one's all-encompassing attitude; act like Heaven
    天上  tiān shàng MC: then dzyangH OC: lʰiin ɡljaŋs 55 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • NPabfigurative placeHeavenCH
    • NPadNHeaven-ordained; Heavenly
    • NPadNplacedwelling in Heaven; located in Heaven
    • NPadSIn high HeavenCH
    • NPadSin Heaven
    • NPadVin high heaven; 在天堂CH
    • NPadVin Heaven
    • NPfigurativethe high heaven(s); 天堂 (note 九天)CH
    • NPpersonifiedHeavenCH
    • NPpostadVin Heaven (One might also construe 生天上 as a verb object construction.)
    上天  shàng tiān OC: ɡljaŋs lʰiin MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ then 18 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • NP[adN]what is up in HeavenCH
    • NPadNplacein Heaven/the Heavens aboveCH
    • NPplacehigh Heaven; heaven aboveCH
    • NPprpersonifiedHigh Heaven, 老天: =昊天
    • NPprvocativeHigh Heaven!CH
    九天  jiǔ tiān MC: kjuwX then OC: kuʔ lʰiin 17 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPprNinefold Heaven; the Nine Heavens; the Nine Celestial Fields (in the starry sky!) 太玄經: 一為中天，二為羡天，三為從天，四為更天，五為睟天，六為廓天，七為減天，八為沈天，九為成天。CH
    天堂  tiān táng OC: lʰiin daaŋ MC: then dɑŋ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabmetaphysicalHeaven; paradise
    天倪  tiān ní MC: then ngej OC: lʰiin -- 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabCelestial Spontaneity; Spontaneity from/by the Grace of Heaven, Even Perspective of HeavenCH
    諸天  zhū tiān OC: klja lʰiin MC: tɕi̯ɤ then 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPthe various Buddhist Heavens
    上  shàng OC: ɡljaŋs MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 2 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • nabmetaphysicalHeaven
    六欲天  liù yù tiān OC: ɡ-ruɡ k-loɡ lʰiin MC: luk ji̯ok then 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPBuddhist 'Heaven of Six Desires Fulfilled DCD: 佛經謂欲界有六重天，即四王天、忉利天、夜摩天、兜率天、樂變化天、他化自在天。
    梵天  fàn tiān OC: bloms lʰiin MC: bi̯ɐm then 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPfirst of the Three Realms 三界 (梵眾天，梵補天，大梵天)
    大天  dà tiān MC: dajH then OC: daads lʰiin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPplaceGreat HeavenCH
    靈府  líng fǔ MC: leng pjuX OC: reeŋ poʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPmagical dwelling of the higher spirits in HeavenCH
    四天  sì tiān OC: plids lʰiin MC: si then 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPprHeaven of the four devas
    雲霄  yún xiāo MC: hjun sjew OC: ɢun smew 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPpoetic: the high heavensCH
    佛國  fó guó OC: bɯd kʷɯɯɡ MC: bi̯ut kək 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfigurativethe higher realm of Buddhist reality
    陽  yáng OC: k-laŋ MC: ji̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nsky
    天宮  tiān gōng OC: lʰiin kuŋ MC: then kuŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPHeavenly Palace
    皇天  huáng tiān OC: ɡʷaaŋ lʰiin MC: ɦɑŋ then 0 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    上界  shàng jiè OC: ɡljaŋs kreeds MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ kɣɛi 0 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • NPabmetaphysicalhigher world