老天
lǎo
tiān

Definitions

  1. 1. God
  2. 2. Heavens

Components

  • 老 lǎo – prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  • 天 tiān – day

Related Words

  • 老天爷 lǎo tiān yé – God
  • 地老天荒 dì lǎo tiān huāng – see 天荒地老[tian1 huang1 di4 lao3]
  • 老天爷饿不死瞎家雀 lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què – lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)