祭神如神在

Chinese

		offer sacrifice; hold memorial service	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	as (if); such as	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
trad. (祭神如神在)		祭	神	如	神	在
simp. #(祭神如神在)		祭	神	如	神	在

Etymology

Literally: worship the gods as if they were standing right next to someone

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jì shén rú shén zài

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jì shén rú shén zài
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jì shén rú shén zài
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴ shên² ju² shên² tsai⁴
    • Yale: jì shén rú shén dzài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih shern ru shern tzay
    • Palladius: цзи шэнь жу шэнь цзай (czi šɛnʹ žu šɛnʹ czaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʂən³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ʂən³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

祭神如神在

1. describes someone who is very devout