神荼

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	Sonchus oleraceus
simp. and trad. (神荼)		神	荼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Shēnshū, Shénshū

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣㄕㄨ, ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ syu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: Shēnshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣㄕㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenshu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: Shénshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernshu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: san¹ syu¹
  - Yale: sān syū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ sy¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ xu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ ɕyː⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Proper noun

神荼

(Chinese mythology) name of a deity

Usage notes

The pronunciation is very special.

Derived terms

神荼鬱壘／神荼郁垒 (shēnshūyùlǜ)

鬱壘神荼／郁垒神荼

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