See also: 神祕

Chinese

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God; unusual; mysterious
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
 
secret
trad. (神秘/神祕) /
simp. (神秘)
alternative forms 申必 Internet slang

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (27) (1)
Final () (43) (17)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter zyin pijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʑiɪn/ /pˠiɪH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʑin/ /pᵚiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʑjen/ /piɪH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʑin/ /pjiH/
Li
Rong
/d͡ʑiĕn/ /pjiH/
Wang
Li
/d͡ʑĭĕn/ /piH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/d͡ʑʰi̯ĕn/ /piH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shén
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
san4 bei3

Adjective

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神秘

  1. mysterious; mystical
    神秘人物  ―  shénmì rénwù  ―  mysterious figure
    現在科學可以說明許多神秘 [MSC, trad.]
    现在科学可以说明许多神秘 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiànzài kēxué kěyǐ shuōmíng xǔduō shénmì de shì. [Pinyin]
    Science can now account for many mysterious things.

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Noun

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神秘

  1. profound mystery

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (神秘):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
ひ > ぴ
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
神祕 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(しん)() (shinpi-na (adnominal (しん)() (shinpi na), adverbial (しん)() (shinpi ni))

  1. mysterious
    Synonym: 不思議 (fushigi)

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Noun

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(しん)() (shinpi

  1. mystery
    Synonym: 不思議 (fushigi)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Alternative forms

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  • 神祕 (standard in both sides of Korea)

Noun

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神秘 (sinbi) (hangeul 신비)

  1. hanja form? of 신비 (mystery)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

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神秘

  1. chữ Hán form of thần bí (mysterious; mystical).