神位

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
simp. and trad. (神位)		神	位

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shénwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ wai^6-2
Min Nan (POJ): sîn-ūi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shénwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernwey
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: san⁴ wai^6-2
  - Yale: sàhn wái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ wai^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ wei²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîn-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: sîn-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sin'ui
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕin²⁴⁻²² ui²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕin²⁴⁻²² ui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕin¹³⁻²² ui²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕin²⁴⁻¹¹ ui³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕin²³⁻³³ ui³³/

Noun

神位

a tablet with the name of an ancestor inscribed on it; spirit tablet

神位

Usage notes

The tablet is usually placed in an ancestral hall so that offerings (food, incense etc.) can be placed on an alter in front of it.

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