提神

提神

Chinese

		to carry; to lift; to put forward to carry; to lift; to put forward; (upwards character stroke); lifting (brush stroke in painting); to mention; carry (suspended)	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
simp. and trad. (提神)		提	神

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tíshén

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧˊ ㄕㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tai⁴ san⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): thê-sîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tíshén
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˊ ㄕㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyishern
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰi³⁵ ʂən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tai⁴ san⁴
    • Yale: tàih sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tai⁴ san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tei⁴ sen⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰɐi̯²¹ sɐn²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thê-sîn
    • Tâi-lô: thê-sîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tesiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰe²⁴⁻²² ɕin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰe²⁴⁻²² ɕin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰe¹³⁻²² ɕin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰe²³⁻³³ ɕin²³/

Verb

提神

1. to refresh oneself; to perk oneself up

   我要喝杯咖啡提提神。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Wǒ yào hē bēi kāfēi tí tí shén. [Pinyin]

   I'd like a cup of coffee to refresh myself.

2. to be cautious; to be vigilant; to watch out