祭神如神在
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Chinese
[edit]offer sacrifice; hold memorial service | God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being |
as (if); such as | God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being |
(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing | ||
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trad. (祭神如神在) | 祭 | 神 | 如 | 神 | 在 | |
simp. #(祭神如神在) | 祭 | 神 | 如 | 神 | 在 |
Etymology
[edit]Literally: worship the gods as if they were standing right next to someone
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jì shén rú shén zài
- Wade–Giles: chi4 shên2 ju2 shên2 tsai4
- Yale: jì shén rú shén dzài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih shern ru shern tzay
- Palladius: цзи шэнь жу шэнь цзай (czi šɛnʹ žu šɛnʹ czaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʂən³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ʂən³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
[edit]祭神如神在
- describes someone who is very devout