求神

Chinese

		to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
simp. and trad. (求神)		求	神

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiúshén

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˊ
Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): kiû-sîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiúshén
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cióushén
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiu²-shên²
  - Yale: chyóu-shén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyoushern
  - Palladius: цюшэнь (cjušɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiû-sîn
  - Tâi-lô: kiû-sîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiusiin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiu²⁴⁻²² ɕin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu²⁴⁻²² ɕin²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu¹³⁻²² ɕin¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiu²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕin²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu²³⁻³³ ɕin²³/

Verb

求神

to ask for a god's blessing; to pray to the gods

Synonyms

(literary) 求福 (qiúfú)

Derived terms

拜鬼求神
求神問卜／求神问卜 (qiúshénwènbǔ)
求神拜佛 (qiúshénbàifó)
求神拜鬼

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