吉人天相

Chinese

		good	man; person; people	day; sky; heaven	to assist; to help; to oversee
simp. and trad. (吉人天相)		吉	人	天	相

Etymology

Short for 吉人自有天相 (jírén zìyǒu tiānxiàng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíréntiānxiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gat¹ jan⁴ tin¹ soeng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jíréntiānxiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíréntiansiàng
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-jên²-tʻien¹-hsiang⁴
    • Yale: jí-rén-tyān-syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyirentianshianq
    • Palladius: цзижэньтяньсян (czižɛnʹtjanʹsjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʐən³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gat¹ jan⁴ tin¹ soeng³
    • Yale: gāt yàhn tīn seung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gat⁷ jan⁴ tin¹ soeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ged¹ yen⁴ tin¹ sêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ³³/

Idiom

吉人天相

1. A good person enjoys the help from the Heaven. (Used as blessing words for people in difficulties)

   我們希望他吉人天相，早日康復。 [MSC, trad.]
   我们希望他吉人天相，早日康复。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒmen xīwàng tā jíréntiānxiàng, zǎorì kāngfù. [Pinyin]

   We hope that he will be blessed by the Heaven and get well soon.