財神

See also: 财神

Chinese

		money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (財神)		財	神
simp. (财神)		财	神

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cáishén

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ san⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): châi-sîn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cai⁵ sing⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cáishén → cáishen (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄣˊ → ㄘㄞˊ ˙ㄕㄣ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cáishe̊n
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻai²-shên⁵
    • Yale: tsái-shen
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsair.shern
    • Palladius: цайшэнь (cajšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵/ → /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂən³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coi⁴ san⁴
    • Yale: chòih sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ sen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ sɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: châi-sîn
    • Tâi-lô: tsâi-sîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zaisiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sai²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sai²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sai¹³⁻²² sin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sai²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sai²³⁻³³ sin²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cai⁵ sing⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshâi sîng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 財神

1. (mythology) god of wealth; Caishen
2. person who brings money to someone