神棍

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	stick
trad. (神棍)		神	棍
simp. ^#(神棍)		神	棍

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shéngùn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ gwan³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sîn-kùn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shéngùn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shéngùn
  - Wade–Giles: shên²-kun⁴
  - Yale: shén-gwùn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernguenn
  - Palladius: шэньгунь (šɛnʹgunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ ku̯ən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: san⁴ gwan³
  - Yale: sàhn gwan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ gwan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ guen³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ kʷɐn³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîn-kùn
  - Tâi-lô: sîn-kùn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sinkuxn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕin²⁴⁻²² kun⁴¹/

Noun

神棍

(derogatory) charlatan; quack; a fraudster who cheats using religion
(Quanzhou Hokkien) wizard; warlock; sorcerer

Synonyms

男巫 (nánwū)
(Hokkien) 神漢／神汉 (shénhàn), 跳童

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