邪神

Chinese

		daemonical; iniquitous; nefarious	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (邪神)		邪	神
simp. #(邪神)		邪	神

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiéshén

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ce⁴ san⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sià-sṳ̀n
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siâ-sîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiéshén
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siéshén
    • Wade–Giles: hsieh²-shên²
    • Yale: syé-shén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyeshern
    • Palladius: сешэнь (sešɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ce⁴ san⁴
    • Yale: chèh sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tse⁴ san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cé⁴ sen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛː²¹ sɐn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sià-sṳ̀n
    • Hakka Romanization System: xia^ˇ siin^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xia² sin²
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯a¹¹ sɨn¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siâ-sîn
    • Tâi-lô: siâ-sîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siasiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sia²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sia²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sia¹³⁻²² sin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sia²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sia²³⁻³³ sin²³/

Noun

邪神

1. (mythology, religion) demon; evil spirit

   • 伊的名聲傳到敘利亞的逐所在。人將所有的病人，就是邪神附身、羊眩，及半身不遂等，患著逐款症頭及病疼的人攏導來伊遐，伊就給𪜶醫好。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     伊的名声传到叙利亚的逐所在。人将所有的病人，就是邪神附身、羊眩，及半身不遂等，患著逐款症头及病疼的人拢导来伊遐，伊就给𪜶医好。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 現代台語譯本 (Today's Taiwanese Version), 馬太福音 (Matthew) 4:24

     I ê miâ-siaⁿ thoân kàu Sū-lī-a ê ta̍k só͘-chāi. Lâng chiong só͘-ū ê pīⁿ-lâng, chiū-sī siâ-sîn hū-sin, iûⁿ-hîn, kap poàn-sin-put-sūi téng, hoān-tio̍h ta̍k khoán chèng-thâu kap pīⁿ-thiàⁿ ê lâng lóng chhōa lâi I hiâ, i chiū kā in i-hó. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

2. (neologism, slang) poorly made statues or figures that do not resemble the original character or person

Japanese

Kanji in this term
邪	神
じゃ Grade: S	しん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
邪神 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 邪 (ja, “wicked”) +‎ 神 (shin, “god”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゃしん [jàshíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠ɕĩɴ]

Noun

邪(じゃ)神(しん) • (jashin) 

1. a wicked god

See also

• 悪(あく)神(じん) (akujin)
• 魔(ま)神(じん) (majin)