謝天謝地

简 谢天谢地 · 繁 謝天謝地
Mandarin · pinyin xiè tiān xiè dì

Meanings

  1. (idiom) thank goodness
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謝
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天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
谢
xiè · thank; decline
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4–1–4–4 · xie4 tian1 xie4 di4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ze6 tin1 ze6 dei6

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  1. thank goodness; thank God

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