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財神

財神

See also: 财神

Chinese

		money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (財神)		財	神
simp. (财神)		财	神

Noun

財神

(mythology) god of wealth
person who brings money to someone

Derived terms

五路財神／五路财神
增福財神／增福财神
接財神／接财神

財神爺／财神爷 (cáishényé)
過路財神／过路财神

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): cáishén

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ san⁴
Min Nan (POJ): châi-sîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: cáishén → cáishen (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄣˊ → ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄣ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsair.shenr
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵/ → /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂən³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: coi⁴ san⁴
  - Yale: chòih sàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ san⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ sɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: châi-sîn
  - Tâi-lô: tsâi-sîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zaisiin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡saɪ²⁴⁻²² ɕin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡saɪ²⁴⁻²² ɕin²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡saɪ¹³⁻²² ɕin¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡saɪ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕin²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡saɪ²³⁻³³ ɕin²³/