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護身符

護身符

See also: 护身符

Chinese

		self-protection	mark; sign; talisman mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond (to); tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide
trad. (護身符)		護身	符
simp. (护身符)		护身	符

Noun

護身符

amulet

Synonyms

護符／护符 (hùfú)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hùshēnfú

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄣㄈㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁶ san¹ fu⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hō͘-sin-hû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: hùshēnfú
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄣㄈㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huhshenfwu
  - IPA ^(key): /xu⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ fu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu⁶ san¹ fu⁴
  - Yale: wuh sān fùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁶ san¹ fu⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wuː²² sɐn⁵⁵ fuː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hō͘-sin-hû
  - Tâi-lô: hōo-sin-hû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoxsinhuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² hu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ⁴¹⁻²² ɕin³³ hu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² hu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔ³³⁻¹¹ ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ hu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ³³⁻²¹ ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ hu²³/