神牌
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being |
cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet | ||
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trad. (神牌) | 神 | 牌 | |
simp. #(神牌) | 神 | 牌 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄆㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shénpái
- Wade–Giles: shên2-pʻai2
- Yale: shén-pái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernpair
- Palladius: шэньпай (šɛnʹpaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂən³⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîn-pâi
- Tâi-lô: sîn-pâi
- Phofsit Daibuun: sinpaai
- IPA (Taipei): /sin²⁴⁻¹¹ pai²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /sin²³⁻³³ pai²³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
[edit]神牌
- spirit tablet; ancestral tablet (tablet with the name of an ancestor inscribed on it)
Usage notes
[edit]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.