聖杯

See also: 圣杯

Chinese

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	drinkware; cup; glass
trad. (聖杯)		聖	杯
simp. (圣杯)		圣	杯
alternative forms		聖桮／圣桮 Min Nan 聖𤖯／圣𤖯 Min Nan

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shèngbēi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄅㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ bui¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sèng-poe

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sêng³ buê¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shèngbēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄅㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèngbei
    • Wade–Giles: shêng⁴-pei¹
    • Yale: shèng-bēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqbei
    • Palladius: шэнбэй (šɛnbɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing³ bui¹
    • Yale: sing būi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ bui¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ bui¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ puːi̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-poe
    • Tâi-lô: sìng-pue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seangpoef
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pue³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ pue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ pue⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sêng³ buê¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sèng pue
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /seŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pue³³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 聖杯

1. Holy Grail
2. good result in divination using moon blocks (showing with one block flat and another block round)

Synonyms

• (good result): 聖珓／圣珓 (shèngjiào); (Min Nan) 正杯, 准杯, 上杯

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖	杯
せい Grade: 6	はい Grade: S
kan'on

Etymology

聖 (sei-, “holy”) +‎ 杯 (hai, “cup”)

Proper noun

聖(せい)杯(はい) • (Seihai) 

1. the Holy Grail

See also

• 聖(せい)遺(い)物(ぶつ) (seībutsu)
• 聖(せい)水(すい) (seisui, “holy water”)
• 聖(せい)酒(しゅ) (seishu, “sacramental wine”)