神檯

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	table; desk
trad. (神檯/神枱)		神	檯/枱
simp. (神台)		神	台
alternative forms		神臺／神台 神台

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shéntái

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ toi⁴, san⁴ toi^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shéntái
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shéntái
    • Wade–Giles: shên²-tʻai²
    • Yale: shén-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sherntair
    • Palladius: шэньтай (šɛnʹtaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san⁴ toi⁴, san⁴ toi^4-2
    • Yale: sàhn tòih, sàhn tói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ toi⁴, san⁴ toi^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ toi⁴, sen⁴ toi^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹ sɐn²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

神檯

1. (religion) altar; pedestal
2. (figurative) high position

   升上神檯／升上神台 [Cantonese]  ―  sing¹ soeng⁶ san⁴ toi⁴ [Jyutping]  ―  to be promoted to high rank

Synonyms

• 神壇／神坛 (shéntán), 祭壇／祭坛 (jìtán)

Derived terms

• 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)