五瘟神

Chinese

		five	epidemic; pestilence; plague	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (五瘟神)		五	瘟	神
simp. #(五瘟神)		五	瘟	神

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔwēnshén

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄨㄣ ㄕㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ wan¹ san⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔwēnshén
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄨㄣ ㄕㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔwunshén
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-wên¹-shên²
    • Yale: wǔ-wēn-shén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuuenshern
    • Palladius: увэньшэнь (uvɛnʹšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ wan¹ san⁴
    • Yale: ńgh wān sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ wan¹ san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ wen¹ sen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ wɐn⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/

Noun

五瘟神

1. (mythology) five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence

Synonyms

• 五鬼 (wǔguǐ)