城隍廟

See also: 城隍庙

Chinese

		city god	temple; monastery
trad. (城隍廟)		城隍	廟
simp. (城隍庙)		城隍	庙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénghuángmiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sing⁴ wong⁴ miu^6-2

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): sen³ vong³ miau^5*

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sàng-vòng-meu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sêng-hông-biō
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zen-waon-miau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chénghuángmiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chénghuángmiào
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-huang²-miao⁴
    • Yale: chéng-hwáng-myàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernghwangmiaw
    • Palladius: чэнхуанмяо (čɛnxuanmjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ wong⁴ miu^6-2
    • Yale: sìhng wòhng míu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ wong⁴ miu^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ wong⁴ miu^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ miːu̯²²⁻³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: sen³ vong³ miau^5*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sen²² vɔŋ²² ᵐbiau³²⁻³²⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sàng-vòng-meu
    • Hakka Romanization System: sang^ˇ vong^ˇ meu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sang² vong² meu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /saŋ¹¹ voŋ¹¹ meu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-hông-biō
    • Tâi-lô: sîng-hông-biō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: senghongbioi
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³⁻³³ biɤ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bio³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶zen-waon-miau
    • MiniDict: zen^去 waon miau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zen-hhuaan-miau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zən²² ɦuɑ̃⁵⁵ miɔ²¹/

Noun

城隍廟

1. (religion) city god temple

   咁近城隍廟都唔求番支好籤？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   咁近城隍庙都唔求番支好签？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   gam³ gan⁶ seng⁴ wong⁴ miu⁶ dou¹ m⁴ kau⁴ faan¹ zi¹ hou² cim¹? [Jyutping]

   Why not seize the chance when you have it now? (figurative)
   (Literally, “Why not draw a good lot at the city god temple when you are so near to it now?”)