財神爺

財神爺

See also: 财神爷

Chinese

		god of wealth; Caishen; person who brings money to someone	grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (財神爺)		財神	爺
simp. (财神爷)		财神	爷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cáishényé

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ san⁴ je⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): châi-sîn-iâ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cáishényé → cáishenyé (toneless variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄝˊ → ㄘㄞˊ ˙ㄕㄣ ㄧㄝˊ (toneless variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsair.shernye
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵ i̯ɛ³⁵/ → /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂən³ i̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: coi⁴ san⁴ je⁴
    • Yale: chòih sàhn yèh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ san⁴ je⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ sen⁴ yé⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːy̯²¹ sɐn²¹ jɛː²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: châi-sîn-iâ
    • Tâi-lô: tsâi-sîn-iâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zaisin'iaa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡saɪ²⁴⁻²² ɕin²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡saɪ²⁴⁻²² ɕin²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡saɪ¹³⁻²² ɕin¹³⁻²² ia¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡saɪ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕin²⁴⁻¹¹ ia²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡saɪ²³⁻³³ ɕin²³⁻³³ ia²³/

Noun

財神爺

1. (mythology) god of wealth
2. (figuratively) very wealthy man; treasurer