地祇

Chinese

		earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly	but; only; earth-spirit but; only; earth-spirit; peace
trad. (地祇)		地	祇
simp. #(地祇)		地	祇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dìqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dei⁶ kei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dìqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dìcí
    • Wade–Giles: ti⁴-chʻi²
    • Yale: dì-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dihchyi
    • Palladius: дици (dici)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dei⁶ kei⁴
    • Yale: deih kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dei⁶ kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: déi⁶ kéi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tei̯²² kʰei̯²¹/

Noun

地祇

1. earth spirit; earth god
2. the earthly spirits (opposed to the heavenly gods)

Coordinate terms

• 天神 (tiānshén)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
地	祇
ち Grade: 2	ぎ Jinmeiyō

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɡʲi]

Noun

地(ち)祇(ぎ) • (chigi) 

1. (Shinto) earthly deities; the gods of the earth

   Synonym: 国津神 (kuni tsu kami)

   Antonym: 天津神 (ama tsu kami)