上天

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

		on top; above	sky; heaven
simp. and trad. (上天)		上	天
anagram		天上

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàngtiān

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ tin¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): song-thiên
Min Nan (POJ): siōng-thian / siāng-thian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shàngtiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqtian
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ tin¹
  - Yale: seuhng tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ tin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sœ̽ːŋ²² tʰiːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: song-thiên
  - Hakka Romanization System: song tien´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: song⁴ tian¹
  - IPA: /soŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-thian
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-thian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngtiefn
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰiɛn³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-thian
  - Tâi-lô: siāng-thian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaxngtiefn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/

Noun

上天

Heaven; God
the sky above

Pronunciation 2

		to go up	sky; heaven
simp. and trad. (上天)		上	天
anagram		天上

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàngtiān

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ tin¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sông-thiên
Min Nan (POJ): chiūⁿ-thiⁿ / chiōⁿ-thiⁿ / chiǔⁿ-thiⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shàngtiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqtian
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁵ tin¹
  - Yale: séuhng tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ tin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sœ̽ːŋ¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sông-thiên
  - Hakka Romanization System: song´ tien´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: song¹ tian¹
  - IPA: /soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰi̯en²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiūⁿ-thiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsiūnn-thinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviuxtvy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiũ²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiũ³³⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiũ³³⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiōⁿ-thiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsiōnn-thinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cvioixtvy
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiǔⁿ-thiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsiǔnn-thinn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiũ²² tʰĩ³³/

Verb

上天

to go up to the sky
(euphemistic) to pass away

Synonyms

(pass away):

Synonyms of 上天

㾀歹 (Min Nan)
不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial)
傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (die of old age)
升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
即世 (jíshì) (literary)
去世 (qùshì)
喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (formal)
喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemism, humorous)
圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
夭壽／夭寿 (yāoshòu) (die young)
夭壽死／夭寿死 (Min Nan, die young)
夭折 (yāozhé) (die young)
夭逝 (yāoshì) (literary, die young)
安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
早死 (zǎosǐ) (die young)
晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)
死 (sǐ)
死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
死去 (sǐqù) (informal)

死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
沒世／没世 (mòshì)
消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
無去／无去 (Min Nan)
物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
瓜 (guā) (Cantonese, slang, humorous)
百年 (bǎinián) (Min Nan)
百歲／百岁 (bǎisuì) (Min Nan)
百歲年老／百岁年老 (Min Nan)
翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
老去 (Min Nan)
薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
蟯歹／蛲歹 (Min Nan, humorous)
蟯癱／蛲瘫 (Min Nan, humorous)
行去 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
行雞／行鸡 (Min Nan, humorous)
賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
走了 (zǒule) (euphemistic)
走去踮 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
逝世 (shìshì)
過世／过世 (guòshì)
過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
過面／过面 (Min Nan)
釘／钉 (dīng) (Cantonese, slang)
長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
馬滴／马滴 (Min Nan)
駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)

Derived terms

捧上天 (pěngshàngtiān)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	天
じょう Grade: 1	てん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

上天 (hiragana じょうてん, rōmaji jōten)

Heaven, God
going up to the sky, dying

Verb

上天する (hiragana じょうてんする, rōmaji jōten suru)

go up to the sky, die

Conjugation

Conjugation of "上天する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	上天し	じょうてんし	jōten shi
Continuative (連用形)	上天し	じょうてんし	jōten shi
Terminal (終止形)	上天する	じょうてんする	jōten suru
Attributive (連体形)	上天する	じょうてんする	jōten suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	上天すれ	じょうてんすれ	jōten sure
Imperative (命令形)	上天せよ¹ 上天しろ²	じょうてんせよ¹ じょうてんしろ²	jōten seyo¹ jōten shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	上天される	じょうてんされる	jōten sareru
Causative	上天させる上天さす	じょうてんさせるじょうてんさす	jōten saseru jōten sasu
Potential	上天できる	じょうてんできる	jōten dekiru
Volitional	上天しよう	じょうてんしよう	jōten shiyō
Negative	上天しない	じょうてんしない	jōten shinai
Negative continuative	上天せず	じょうてんせず	jōten sezu
Formal	上天します	じょうてんします	jōten shimasu
Perfective	上天した	じょうてんした	jōten shita
Conjunctive	上天して	じょうてんして	jōten shite
Hypothetical conditional	上天すれば	じょうてんすれば	jōten sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
上	天

Noun

上天 • (sangcheon) (hangeul 상천)

Hanja form^? of 상천 (“going up to the sky”).

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