tian

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of tian in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Herkesin ve her şeyin boyun eğmek zorunda kaldığı en yüce gücü belirten çin'ce sözcük

English - English

Definition of tian in English English dictionary

An oval cooking-pot, traditionally used in Provence

or T'ien (Chinese; "Heaven") In indigenous Chinese religion, the supreme power reigning over humans and lesser gods. The term refers to a deity, to impersonal nature, or to both. As a god, Tian is an impersonal power, in contrast to the supreme ruler Shangdi, but the two are closely identified and their names are sometimes used synonymously. In later references, Tian is likened to nature or fate. Scholars generally agree that Tian was the source of moral law, but they long debated whether Tian responded to pleas and rewarded and punished human actions or whether events merely followed Tian's order and principles. Tian Shan Feng t'ien T'ien chin T'ien Shan Celestial Mountains Heaven's Gate kingdom of heaven Temple of Heaven tree of heaven

Related Terms

Tian Shan

The mountain range in central Asia

Tian'anmen

Tian'anmen; Gate of Heavenly Peace

Turkish pronunciation

tyän

Pronunciation

/ˈtyän/ /ˈtjɑːn/

Etymology

() From Provençal French tian, from Ancient Greek τήγανον.