象杯

Chinese

		shape; form; appearance shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (maths)	drinkware; cup; glass
trad. (象杯)		象	杯
simp. #(象杯)		象	杯
alternative forms		象桮 象𤖯

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siūⁿ-poe / sīn-poe / siōⁿ-poe

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Kinmen, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siūⁿ-poe
    • Tâi-lô: siūnn-pue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sviuxpoef
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siũ³³⁻²¹ pue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /siũ²²⁻¹² pue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siũ³³⁻¹¹ pue⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Yilan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sīn-poe
    • Tâi-lô: sīn-pue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sixnpoef
    • IPA (Philippines): /sin⁴¹⁻²² pue³³/
    • IPA (Yilan): /sin³³⁻²¹ pue⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Tainan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōⁿ-poe
    • Tâi-lô: siōnn-pue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: svioixpoef
    • IPA (Tainan): /siɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ pue⁴⁴/

Noun

象杯

1. (Philippine and Taiwanese Hokkien) good result in divination using moon blocks (showing with one block flat and another block round)
2. (Penghu Hokkien) bad result in divination using moon blocks (showing two blocks round)

Synonyms

• (good result): 聖杯／圣杯 (shèngbēi), 聖珓／圣珓 (shèngjiào); (Hokkien) 正杯, 上杯, 准杯, 一杯
• (bad result): 怒筊 (nùjiǎo), 哭筊 (kūjiǎo); (Hokkien) 陰杯／阴杯, 匼杯, 無杯／无杯; (Xiang) 陰卦／阴卦