食菜事魔

Chinese

		eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed	dish (type of food); vegetables	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair	devil
trad. (食菜事魔)		食	菜	事	魔
simp. ^#(食菜事魔)		食	菜	事	魔

Etymology

Literally, “those who eat vegetarian food and serve the demons”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shícàishìmó

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄘㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄇㄛˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shícàishìmó
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄘㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄇㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shíhcàishìhmó
  - Wade–Giles: shih²-tsʻai⁴-shih⁴-mo²
  - Yale: shŕ-tsài-shr̀-mwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrtsayshyhmo
  - Palladius: шицайшимо (šicajšimo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

Proper noun

食菜事魔

(historical, Manichaeism, derogatory) Manichaeans.
(historical, derogatory) A follower of a heterodox folk religion.
- 食菜事魔、夜聚曉散。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  食菜事魔、夜聚晓散。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Compilation Made at Bozhai Village 《泊宅編》
  Shícàishìmó, yè jù xiǎo sàn. [Pinyin]
  Those who eat vegetarian food and serve the demons congregate at night and disperse at dawn.

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