迷信

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Chinese

bewilder; crazy about; fan
bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused
 
letter; true; to believe
letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence
 
trad. (迷信) 迷 信
simp. #(迷信) 迷 信

Pronunciation

Verb

迷信

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to be superstitious; to hold superstitious beliefs
    迷信鬼神  ―  míxìn guǐshén  ―  to be superstitious about ghosts and spirits
    他好迷信哦！  ―  Tā hǎo míxìn ò!  ―  He is quite superstitious!
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to have blind faith (in); to believe blindly

Synonyms

  • (to have blind faith): 盲信 (mángxìn)

Noun

迷信

  1. superstition; superstitious belief
    破除迷信，崇尚科學。 [MSC, trad.]
    破除迷信，崇尚科学。 [MSC, simp.]
    Pòchú míxìn, chóngshàng kēxué.
    Do away with superstitions and promote science.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (迷信):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
迷 信
めい
Grade: 5 		しん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
 迷信 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

迷(めい)信(しん) • (meishin) 

  1. superstition
    迷(めい)信(しん)を信(しん)じる。
    Meishin o shinjiru.
    She is superstitious.
    • 1988 July 30 [1985 July 25], Fujiko F. Fujio, “絶(ぜつ)滅(めつ)の島(しま) [Island of Extinction]”, in 宇宙船製造法 [How to Build a Spaceship] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 3), 6th edition, volume 3 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 104:
      すんません。ケナシザルの黒(くろ)焼(や)きは、円(えん)形(けい)脱(だつ)毛(もう)症(しょう)に効(き)くと聞きまして………。
      Sunmasen. Kenashizaru no kuroyaki wa, enkei datsumōshō ni kiku to kikimashite……….
      Sorry. It’s just that I heard the charred med made of these hairless apes would help cure spot baldness……….
      それは、ただの迷(めい)信(しん)だ。
      Sore wa, tada no meishin da.
      That’s just a common misconception.
    • 2005 August 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)六十四訓(くん)　キャラクターはシルエットだけで読(どく)者(しゃ)に見(み)分(わ)けがつくように描(か)き分(わ)けよう [Lesson 64: Characters Should Be Drawn So That Readers Can Make Them Out with just the Silhouettes]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 8 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      どっかでミミズに小(しょう)便(べん)でも　ひっかけてきたんじゃないかィ？腫(は)れるっていうよね
      Dokka de mimizu ni shōben demo hikkaketekitan ja nai ki? Harerutte iu yo ne
      Did you piss on a worm somewhere? You said swollen right?
      何(なに)言(い)っちゃってんの　迷(めい)信(しん)だろそんな…
      Nani itchatten no Meishin daro sonna…
      What you talkin’ about? That’s just a superstition…

Derived terms

Korean

Hanja in this term
迷信

Noun

迷信 • (misin) (hangeul 미신)

  1. hanja form? of 미신 (“superstition”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
迷信

Verb

迷信

  1. chữ Hán form of mê tín (“to be superstitious”).
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