神憎鬼厭
Chinese
editGod; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being |
detest | ghost; sly; crafty | loathe | ||
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trad. (神憎鬼厭) | 神 | 憎 | 鬼 | 厭 | |
simp. (神憎鬼厌) | 神 | 憎 | 鬼 | 厌 | |
Literally: “detested by gods and loathed by ghosts”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄗㄥ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shénzengguěiyàn
- Wade–Giles: shên2-tsêng1-kuei3-yen4
- Yale: shén-dzēng-gwěi-yàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sherntzenggoeiyann
- Palladius: шэньцзэнгуйянь (šɛnʹczɛngujjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂən³⁵ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: san4 zang1 gwai2 jim3
- Yale: sàhn jāng gwái yim
- Cantonese Pinyin: san4 dzang1 gwai2 jim3
- Guangdong Romanization: sen4 zeng1 guei2 yim3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐn²¹ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ jiːm³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit神憎鬼厭
- to be extremely detestable; to be extremely irritating
Derived terms
edit- 神檯貓屎——神憎鬼厭/神台猫屎——神憎鬼厌 (san4 toi4 maau1 si2, san4 zang1 gwai2 jim3) (Cantonese)