靈位

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Chinese

		alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence	position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
trad. (靈位)		靈	位
simp. (灵位)		灵	位

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): língwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁴ wai^6-2
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lêng-ūi

(Teochew, Peng'im): lêng⁵ ui⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: língwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: língwèi
  - Wade–Giles: ling²-wei⁴
  - Yale: líng-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lingwey
  - Palladius: линвэй (linvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ling⁴ wai^6-2
  - Yale: lìhng wái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁴ wai^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ling⁴ wei^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²¹ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: lîng-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: leng'ui
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ui²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ¹³⁻²² ui²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ui³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ui³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: lêng⁵ ui⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lêng ūi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ui¹¹/

Noun

靈位

spirit tablet
- 正廳供養晁天王靈位。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  正厅供养晁天王灵位。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14^th century CE
  Zhèngtīng gōngyǎng Cháo tiānwáng língwèi.
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- 小女殯事雖行，靈位還在。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  小女殡事虽行，灵位还在。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1628 CE, Ling Mengchu, Slapping the Table in Amazement I
  Xiǎonǚ bìn shì suī xíng, língwèi hái zài.
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Synonyms

靈牌／灵牌 (língpái)
神主 (shénzhǔ)

References

“Entry #65654”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.

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