棋聖

棋聖

See also: 棋圣

Chinese

		any chess-like game or game requiring strategy	holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage
trad. (棋聖)		棋	聖
simp. (棋圣)		棋	圣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qíshèng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qíshèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: císhèng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²-shêng⁴
    • Yale: chí-shèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyishenq
    • Palladius: цишэн (cišɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

Noun

棋聖

1. grand master of chess (chiefly go)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
棋	聖
き Grade: S	せい Grade: 6
on’yomi

Proper noun

棋(き)聖(せい) • (Kisei) 

1. A Japanese go tournament, and the title conferred to its winner.
2. A Japanese shogi tournament, and the title conferred to its winner.