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 ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gat¹ jan⁴ tin¹ soeng³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jíréntiānxiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jíréntiansiàng
  - Wade–Giles: chi²-jên²-tʻien¹-hsiang⁴
  - Yale: jí-rén-tyān-syàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyirentianshianq
  - Palladius: цзижэньтяньсян (czižɛnʹtjanʹsjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʐən³⁵⁻⁵⁵ 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

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.

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