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聖職

聖職

See also: 圣职

Chinese

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	office; duty
trad. (聖職)		聖	職
simp. (圣职)		圣	职

Noun

聖職

sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖	職
せい Grade: 6	しょく Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

聖職 ‎(hiragana せいしょく, romaji seishoku)

sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry

Derived terms

聖職者 (せいしょくしゃ) ‎(seishokusha)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shèngzhí

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄓˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ zik¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳn-chṳt

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shèngzhí
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄓˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqjyr
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ zik¹
  - Yale: sing jīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ dzik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ t͡sɪk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳn-chṳt
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin ziid`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin⁴ zid⁵
  - IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ t͡sɨt̚²/