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老天爷

lǎo tiān yé · lao tian ye

Traditional 老天爺

Meaning

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  1. God
  2. Heavens
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The broken lift

  1. Dengdeng

    老天爷(lǎotiānyé)，电梯(diàntī)又(yòu)坏(huài)了(le)！

    Oh heavens, the lift is broken again!

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)住(zhù)十八楼(shíbālóu)啊(a)。

    We live on the 18th floor.

  3. Dengdeng

    老天爷(lǎotiānyé)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)还(hái)买(mǎi)了(le)一箱(yīxiāng)水(shuǐ)！

    Oh heavens, and I bought a case of water today!

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)拿(ná)。哎呀(āiyā)，老天爷(lǎotiānyé)，真(zhēn)重(zhòng)！

    I will help you carry it. Oh my, heavens, so heavy!

  5. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)我(wǒ)为什么(wèishénme)喊(hǎn)老天爷(lǎotiānyé)了(le)。

    Now you know why I cried out "heavens".

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

老(lǎo)天(tiān)爷(yé)终(zhōng)于(yú)下(xià)雨(yǔ)了(le)，庄(zhuāng)稼(jia)有(yǒu)救(jiù)了(le)。

Thank heavens it finally rained; the crops are saved.

02

他(tā)叹(tàn)了(le)口(kǒu)气(qì)说(shuō)，老(lǎo)天(tiān)爷(yé)真(zhēn)会(huì)捉(zhuō)弄(nòng)人(rén)。

He sighed and said that Heaven really likes to toy with people.

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