食菜事魔

Chinese

		eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed	dish (type of food); vegetables	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair	devil
trad. (食菜事魔)		食	菜	事	魔
simp. #(食菜事魔)		食	菜	事	魔

Etymology

Literally, “those who eat vegetarian food and serve the demons”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shícàishìmó

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄘㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄇㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shícàishìmó
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄘㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄇㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhcàishìhmó
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-tsʻai⁴-shih⁴-mo²
    • Yale: shŕ-tsài-shr̀-mwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrtsayshyhmo
    • Palladius: шицайшимо (šicajšimo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

Proper noun

食菜事魔

1. (historical, Manichaeism, derogatory) Manichaeans.
2. (historical, derogatory) A follower of a heterodox folk religion.

   • 食菜事魔、夜聚曉散。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     食菜事魔、夜聚晓散。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Compilation Made at Bozhai Village 《泊宅編》

     Shícàishìmó, yè jù xiǎo sàn. [Pinyin]

     Those who eat vegetarian food and serve the demons congregate at night and disperse at dawn.