神牌

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
trad. (神牌)		神	牌
simp. ^#(神牌)		神	牌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shénpái

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄆㄞˊ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sîn-pâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shénpái
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄆㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shénpái
  - Wade–Giles: shên²-pʻai²
  - Yale: shén-pái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernpair
  - Palladius: шэньпай (šɛnʹpaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîn-pâi
  - Tâi-lô: sîn-pâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sinpaai
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕin²³⁻³³ pai²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕin²⁴⁻¹¹ pai²⁴/

Noun

神牌

spirit tablet; ancestral tablet (tablet with the name of an ancestor inscribed on it)

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

神位 (shénwèi)
靈位／灵位 (língwèi)
神主 (shénzhǔ)
牌位 (páiwèi)
(Hakka) 阿公婆
(Hokkien, Teochew) 公婆, 公媽／公妈

神牌

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