料事如神

Chinese

			as (if); such as	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (料事如神)		料事	如	神
simp. #(料事如神)		料事	如	神

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liàoshìrúshén

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁶ si⁶ jyu⁴ san⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liàoshìrúshén
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liàoshìhrúshén
    • Wade–Giles: liao⁴-shih⁴-ju²-shên²
    • Yale: lyàu-shr̀-rú-shén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liawshyhrushern
    • Palladius: ляошижушэнь (ljaošižušɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: liu⁶ si⁶ jyu⁴ san⁴
    • Yale: liuh sih yùh sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁶ si⁶ jy⁴ san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: liu⁶ xi⁶ yu⁴ sen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯²² siː²² jyː²¹ sɐn²¹/

Idiom

料事如神

1. to prophesy with supernatural accuracy; to predict like a prophet