老天

lǎotiān

noun #1,375

Meanings

HSK 4

老天爷啊！

Lǎotiānyé a!

Oh my God!

HSK 5

老天不会亏待好人的。

Lǎotiān bùhuì kuīdài hǎorén de.

God won't treat good people unfairly.

usage

老天 is an informal way to refer to heaven or God. 老天爷 is the fuller, more emphatic form, used as an exclamation like 'Oh God!' or 'Good heavens!'

culture

In Chinese folk belief, 老天 refers to the sky/heaven as a supreme force of justice and fate, not a specific deity from any religion.

老 lǎo

天 tiān