行香

Chinese

		to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (行香)		行	香
simp. #(行香)		行	香

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngxiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hàng-hiông
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hêng-hiuⁿ / hêng-hioⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíngxiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síngsiang
    • Wade–Giles: hsing²-hsiang¹
    • Yale: syíng-syāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngshiang
    • Palladius: синсян (sinsjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hàng-hiông
    • Hakka Romanization System: hangˇ hiong´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hang² hiong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /haŋ¹¹ hi̯oŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng-hiuⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hîng-hiunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: henghviw
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hiũ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng-hioⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hîng-hionn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: henghvioy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² hiɔ̃⁴⁴/

Verb

行香

1. to burn incense
2. (Hokkien) to worship a bodhisattva
3. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to present a gift to someone with power and influence

Synonyms

• (to burn incense):

• 上香 (shàngxiāng)
• 割香 (Hokkien)
• 插香 (chāxiāng)
• 裝香／装香 (zhuāngxiāng) (chiefly Cantonese)
• 進香／进香 (jìnxiāng)

 

See also

• 拜神 (bàishén)