# 천기
## Korean
### Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 天氣 (“weather”). See also Japanese 天氣(てんき) (tenki).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [천기]

#### Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 天氣)
* weather

### Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 天機 (“mystery only known to heaven”). See also Japanese 天機(てんき) (tenki).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [천기]

#### Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 天機)
* secret of heaven; important or profound secret

### Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 賤 (“inferior, low-ranking”) + 技 (“skill, technique”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [천(ː)기]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 賤技)
* inferior talent

### Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 天 (“heaven, sky”) + 紀 (“record”).

#### Pronunciation 1

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [천기]

##### Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 天紀)
* the rules and orders of celestial bodies

#### Pronunciation 2

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [천기]

##### Proper noun

천기 • (Cheon'gi) (hanja 天紀)
* (history) the eighth era (277-280) during the Sunho period of the Wu dynasty during the Three Kingdoms Period in China, the last era of the Wu state

### Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 天 (“heaven, sky”) + 旗 (“flag, banner”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [천기]

#### Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 天旗)
* (religion) banner of Heaven

### Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 喘氣.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [천(ː)기]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 喘氣)
* symptoms of asthma

### Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 賤 (“inferior, low-ranking”) + 妓 (“prostitute”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [천(ː)기]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 賤妓)
* (derogatory) poor or low-class gisaeng or prostitute

### Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 天 (“heaven, sky”) + 基 (“base, radical”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [천기]

#### Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 天基)
* the foundation of heavenly work

##### See also

* 천업(天業) (cheoneop)

### Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 賤 (“inferior, low-ranking”) + 棄 (“abandon, discard”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [천(ː)기]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

천기 • (cheon'gi) (hanja 賤棄)
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##### Derived terms

* 천기(賤棄)하다 (cheon'gihada)

### Etymology 10

Sino-Korean word from 天璣 (“Phecda”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [천기]

#### Proper noun

천기 • (Cheon'gi) (hanja 天璣)
* (astronomy) Phecda