神位
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神位
Chinese
God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being |
position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat | ||
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| simp. and trad. (神位) |
神 | 位 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shénwèi
- Wade–Giles: shên2-wei4
- Yale: shén-wèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernwey
- Palladius: шэньвэй (šɛnʹvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂən³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: san4 wai6-2
- Yale: sàhn wái
- Cantonese Pinyin: san4 wai6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: sen4 wei6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐn²¹ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
神位
- spirit tablet; ancestral tablet (tablet with the name of an ancestor inscribed on it)
Usage notes
The tablet is usually placed in an ancestral hall so that offerings (food, incense etc.) can be placed on an altar in front of it.
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