神棍

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	stick
trad. (神棍)		神	棍
simp. #(神棍)		神	棍

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shéngùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ gwan³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sîn-kùn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shéngùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shéngùn
    • Wade–Giles: shên²-kun⁴
    • Yale: shén-gwùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernguenn
    • Palladius: шэньгунь (šɛnʹgunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ ku̯ən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san⁴ gwan³
    • Yale: sàhn gwan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ gwan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ guen³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ kʷɐn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîn-kùn
    • Tâi-lô: sîn-kùn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sinkuxn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sin²⁴⁻²² kun⁴¹/

Noun

神棍

1. (derogatory) charlatan; quack; a fraudster who cheats using religion
2. (Quanzhou Hokkien) wizard; warlock; sorcerer

Synonyms

• 男巫 (nánwū)
• (Hokkien) 神漢／神汉 (shénhàn), 跳童