天公 [－－]

Jyutping tin1 gung1
Pinyin tiān gōng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. heaven
  2. lord of heaven
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    上天
    heaven; providence
    • 天公造美
      天公造美
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, dialectal, literary
    the heavens; weather
    • 天公不作美
      天公不作美
      tiān gōng bù zuò měi
      the heavens are not cooperative (said when the weather is bad)
  2. noun, Chinese, literary
    the Jade Emperor
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    今晚天公作美。
    今晚天公作美。
    jīn wǎn tiān gōng zuò měi 。
    • The weather is nice tonight.
  2. Mandarin
    可是肉店今天公休没办法。
    可是肉店今天公休沒辦法。
    kě shì ròu diàn jīn tiān gōng xiū méi bàn fǎ 。
    • But the butcher is observing the holiday today, there's nothing we can do about it.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我一放假就落雨，真系天公不造美嘞。
    我一放假就落雨，真係天公不造美嘞。
    ngo5 jat1 fong3 gaa3 zau6 lok6 jyu5, zan1 hai6 tin1 gung1 bat1 zou6 mei5 laak3.
    • As soon as I take a holiday, it starts raining. The weather is really uncooperative.
  2. Cantonese
    本来我哋打算今日去旅行，无奈天公不做美去唔成。
    本來我哋打算今日去旅行，無奈天公不做美去唔成。
    bun2 loi4 ngo5 dei6 daa2 syun3 gam1 jat6 heoi3 leoi5 hang4, mou4 noi6 tin1 gung1 bat1 zou6 mei5 heoi3 m4 seng4.
    • Originally we planned to go for a picnic today. Unfortunately, the weather is so bad that we cannot go.
  3. Cantonese
    块地唔系你嘅，你唔入得去，天公地道吖？
    塊地唔係你嘅，你唔入得去，天公地道吖？
    faai3 dei6 m4 hai6 nei5 ge3, nei5 m4 jap6 dak1 heoi3, tin1 gung1 dei6 dou6 aa1?
    • The land is not yours. You can't go in. That's reasonably fair right?
  4. Cantonese
    赚钱俾税，天公地道㖞。
    賺錢俾税，天公地道喎。
    zaan6 cin2 bei2 seoi3, tin1 gung1 dei6 dou6 wo3.
    • You earn money, you pay tax. This is fair, isn't it.
  5. Cantonese
    欠债还钱，天公地道。
    欠債還錢，天公地道。
    • It is absolutely fair to pay off one's debt if one is indebted.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    天公造美
    天公造美
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    天公不作美
    天公不作美
    tiān gōng bù zuò měi
    • the heavens are not cooperative (said when the weather is bad)