財神爺

See also: 财神爷

Chinese

		god of wealth; person who brings money to someone	grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (財神爺)		財神	爺
simp. (财神爷)		财神	爷

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cáishényé

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ san⁴ je⁴
Min Nan (POJ): châi-sîn-iâ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: cáishényé → cáishenyé (toneless variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄝˊ → ㄘㄞˊ ˙ㄕㄣㄧㄝˊ (toneless variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsair.shenrye
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵ i̯ɛ³⁵/ → /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂən³ i̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: coi⁴ san⁴ je⁴
  - Yale: chòih sàhn yèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ san⁴ je⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ sen⁴ yé⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ sɐn²¹ jɛː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: châi-sîn-iâ
  - Tâi-lô: tsâi-sîn-iâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zaisin'iaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡saɪ²⁴⁻²² ɕin²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡saɪ²⁴⁻²² ɕin²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡saɪ¹³⁻²² ɕin¹³⁻²² ia¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡saɪ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕin²⁴⁻¹¹ ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡saɪ²³⁻³³ ɕin²³⁻³³ ia²³/

Noun

財神爺

(mythology) god of wealth
(figuratively) very wealthy man; treasurer

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