還神
Chinese
pay back; return; also pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet | God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (還神) | 還 | 神 | |
| simp. (还神) | 还 | 神 | |
Pronunciation
Verb
還神
- (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Hainanese, Zhongshan Min) to redeem a vow to a deity; to thank and make offerings to a deity after having one's wish fulfilled or granted
- 劏雞還神 / 㓥鸡还神 [Cantonese] ― tong1 gai1 waan4 san4 [Jyutping] ― to sacrifice a chicken to offer thanks to the gods
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 還願 (“to redeem a vow to a deity”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 還願 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 還願 |
| Harbin | 還願 | |
| Muping | 還願 | |
| Jinan | 還願 | |
| Luoyang | 還願 | |
| Wanrong | 還願 | |
| Xi'an | 還願 | |
| Yinchuan | 還願 | |
| Lanzhou | 還願, 還願心 | |
| Xining | 還願 | |
| Ürümqi | 還願 | |
| Wuhan | 還願 | |
| Chengdu | 還願 | |
| Guiyang | 還願 | |
| Liuzhou | 還願 | |
| Xuzhou | 還願 | |
| Yangzhou | 還願 | |
| Nanjing | 還願 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 還神, 酬神 |
| Hong Kong | 還神 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 酬神 | |
| Macau | 還神 | |
| Panyu | 還神 | |
| Huadu (Huashan) | 還神 | |
| Conghua | 還神 | |
| Zengcheng | 酬神 | |
| Foshan | 還神 | |
| Nanhai (Shatou) | 還神 | |
| Shunde | 還神 | |
| Sanshui | 還神 | |
| Gaoming (Mingcheng) | 還神 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 還神 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 還神 | |
| Doumen (Shangheng Tanka) | 還神 | |
| Doumen | 還神 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 還神 | |
| Xinhui | 還神 | |
| Taishan | 還神 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 還神 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 還神 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 還神 | |
| Dongguan | 還神, 酬神, 還願 | |
| Bao'an (Shajing) | 還神 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 還願 |
| Lichuan | 還願 | |
| Pingxiang | 還願 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 還福 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 還神 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 還神 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 轉火 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 還神, 酬神 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 許口 | |
| Yudu | 還願 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 還願, 還福 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 還願, 還福 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 還願, 還福 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 還願, 還福 | |
| Hsinchu (Raoping) | 還願, 還福 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 還願 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 還願 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 還願 |
| Xinzhou | 還願 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 還願 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 謝願 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 謝願, 還願 |
| Quanzhou | 謝願, 還願 | |
| Zhangzhou | 謝願, 還願 | |
| Tainan | 謝願 | |
| Haikou | 還神 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 還神 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 還願 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 還願 |
| Chongming | 還願 | |
| Suzhou | 還願 | |
| Danyang | 還願 | |
| Hangzhou | 還願 | |
| Ningbo | 還願心 | |
| Wenzhou | 還願 | |
| Jinhua | 還願 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 還願 |
| Loudi | 還願, 還願信 | |