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Chinese
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God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
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(look) like; similar (to); appearance (look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem
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trad. (神像)
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神
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像
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simp. #(神像)
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神
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像
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Pronunciation
Noun
神像
- statue
- idol; image
Derived terms
See also
- 佛像 (fóxiàng)
- 聖像/圣像 (shèngxiàng)
Japanese
Alternative spelling
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神像 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
From Middle Chinese 神像 (MC zyin zjangX, literally “god, deity + statue, image”).
Pronunciation
Noun
神像 • (shinzō) ←しんざう (sinzau)?
- a statue, carving, engraving, or image of a kami, or of a figure venerated or revered like a kami
Coordinate terms
References
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Vietnamese
Noun
神像
- chữ Hán form of thần tượng (“idol”).