神位
Mandarin
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Noun
神位 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shénwèi)
- a tablet with the name of an ancestor inscribed on it; spirit tablet
神位
Usage notes
The tablet is usually placed in an ancestral hall so that offerings (food, incense etc.) can be placed on an alter in front of it.
References
神位 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia- spirit tablet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:spirit tablet
- "神位" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-06-23.
- 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778:
