神隱

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	secret; hidden; concealed
trad. (神隱)		神	隱
simp. (神隐)		神	隐

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 神隠(かみかく)し (kami kakushi). Popularized by the film Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shényǐn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ jan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shényǐn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shényǐn
    • Wade–Giles: shên²-yin³
    • Yale: shén-yǐn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernyiin
    • Palladius: шэньинь (šɛnʹinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san⁴ jan²
    • Yale: sàhn yán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ jan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ yen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ jɐn³⁵/

Verb

神隱

1. to disappear from the public