聖神

See also: 圣神

Chinese

	holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	God; spirit
trad. (聖神)	聖	神
simp. (圣神)	圣	神
anagram	神聖／神圣

Etymology

Calque of English Holy Spirit or Latin Spiritus Sanctus.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Shèngshén

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ san⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sṳn-sṳ̀n
Eastern Min (BUC): Séng-sìng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Sèng-sîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shèngshén
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shèngshén
  - Wade–Giles: Shêng⁴-shên²
  - Yale: Shèng-shén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shenqshern
  - Palladius: Шэншэнь (Šɛnšɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ san⁴
  - Yale: sing sàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ san⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ sen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ sɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sṳn-sṳ̀n
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin siin^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin⁴ sin²
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ sɨn¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Séng-sìng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)niŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sèng-sîn
  - Tâi-lô: Sìng-sîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seangsiin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sin²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sin¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ sin²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ sin²³/

Proper noun

聖神

(chiefly Catholicism, archaic in Protestantism, still used in Hokkien) Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost
- 但當聖神降臨於你們身上時，你們將充滿聖神的德能，要在耶路撒冷及全猶太和撒瑪黎雅，並直到地極，為我作證人。 [MSC, trad.]
  但当圣神降临于你们身上时，你们将充满圣神的德能，要在耶路撒冷及全犹太和撒玛黎雅，并直到地极，为我作证人。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 思高聖經 (Studium Biblicum Version), 宗徒大事錄 (Acts) 1:8
  Dàn dāng Shèngshén jiànglín yú nǐmen shēn shàng shí, nǐmen jiāng chōngmǎn Shèngshén de dénéng, yào zài Yēlùsālěng jí quán Yóutài hé Sāmǎlíyǎ, bìng zhídào dìjí, wèi wǒ zuò zhèngrén. [Pinyin]
  But you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth.
- 又信上帝獨生之子，我主耶穌基督，感聖神之德力以懷孕，由童女馬利亞所生者 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  又信上帝独生之子，我主耶稣基督，感圣神之德力以怀孕，由童女马利亚所生者 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 使徒信經 (Apostles' Creed), in 禮賢會規定禮文
  jau⁶ seon³ soeng⁶ dai³ duk⁶ sang¹ zi¹ zi², ngo⁵ zyu² je⁴ sou¹ gei¹ duk¹, gam² sing³ san⁴ zi¹ dak¹ lik⁶ ji⁵ waai⁴ jan⁶, jau⁴ tung⁴ neoi^5-2 maa⁵ lei⁶ aa³ so² sang¹ ze² [Jyutping]
  And [I believe] in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary
- 獨獨聖神臨到恁的時，恁欲得著才能；閣佇耶路撒冷、遍猶太，佮撒馬利亞，直到地極，欲做我的干證。 [Hokkien, trad.]
  独独圣神临到恁的时，恁欲得着才能；阁伫耶路撒冷、遍犹太，佮撒马利亚，直到地极，欲做我的干证。 [Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 巴克禮譯本 (Barclay Amoy Romanized Bible), 使徒行傳 (Acts) 1:8
  To̍k-to̍k Sèng Sîn lîm-kàu lín ê sî, lín beh tit-tio̍h châi-lêng; koh tī Iâ-lō͘-sat-léng, piàn Iû-thài, kap Sat-má-lī-a, ti̍t-kàu tōe ke̍k, beh chòe góa ê kan-chèng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
- 主溫柔的聖神　惦在我的內心 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  主温柔的圣神　惦在我的内心 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 2011, 約書亞樂團 (lyric translators 潘茂涼 and 劉淑莉), 在呼召我之處
  Chú un-liû ê Sèng-sîn, tiàm tī góa ê lāi-sim [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Gentle Holy Spirit of the Lord, dwell within my heart.

Synonyms

Terms for the Holy Spirit in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	聖靈, 聖神 archaic or dialectal
Roman Catholic	聖神
Eastern Orthodox	聖靈

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖	神
せい Grade: 6	しん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
聖神 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [se̞ːɕĩɴ]

Proper noun

聖(せい)神(しん) • (Seishin)

(Christianity) Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost

Korean

Hanja in this term
聖	神

Proper noun

聖神 • (Seongsin) (hangeul 성신)

hanja form^? of 성신 (“Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
聖	神

Proper noun

聖神

chữ Hán form of Thánh Thần (“Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost”).