靈位

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
• Puxian Min (Putian, Pouseng Ping'ing): leng² ui⁵
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): lêng-ūi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): lêng⁵ ui⁷

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• 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/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: leng² ui⁵ [Phonetic: leng⁴ ngui⁵]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɛŋ¹³⁻⁴² ^(Ø-)ŋui²¹/
• 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

1. 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. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 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. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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.
• 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “灵位”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 354.