joss paper

English

Noun

joss paper (plural joss papers)

1. A sheet of paper or other papercraft item used as a burnt offering in traditional Chinese veneration of the dead.

   Synonyms: ghost money, spirit money

   • 2013, Khoo Boo Eng, A Simple Approach to Taoism: Festivals, Worship and Rituals, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN:

     There is also a difference in the joss papers. For spirits (souls), the joss paper is silver. Gold is generally meant for gods and deities. Depending on the financial status of the family, the offering of food can be on the high end.

Translations

sheet of paper used as a burnt offering

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 陰司紙／阴司纸 (jam¹ si¹ zi²), 冥鏹／冥镪 (ming⁵ koeng⁵)

  Mandarin: 紙錢／纸钱 (zh) (zhǐqián), 神紙／神纸 (zh) (shénzhǐ), 金紙／金纸 (zh) (jīnzhǐ), 陰司紙／阴司纸 (zh) (yīnsīzhǐ), 冥幣／冥币 (zh) (míngbì)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: joss-paperi
• French: billet funéraire m
• Italian: banconota funeraria f
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• Spanish: billete funerario m, dinero fantasma m, dinero de espíritu m
• Thai: กระดาษเงินกระดาษทอง (th) (grà-dàat-ngəən-grà-dàat-tɔɔng)
• Vietnamese: đồ mã, mã (vi), tiền âm phủ, tiền vàng bạc, tiền vàng mã

Further reading

• Category:joss paper on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• joss paper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• joss paper on Wikiquote.Wikiquote