求神

Chinese

		to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
simp. and trad. (求神)		求	神

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiúshén

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˊ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiû-sîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiúshén
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cióushén
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu²-shên²
    • Yale: chyóu-shén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyoushern
    • Palladius: цюшэнь (cjušɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiû-sîn
    • Tâi-lô: kiû-sîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiusiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiu²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu¹³⁻²² sin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiu²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu²³⁻³³ sin²³/

Verb

求神

1. to ask for a god's blessing; to pray to the gods

Synonyms

• (literary) 求福 (qiúfú)

Derived terms

• 拜鬼求神
• 求神問卜／求神问卜 (qiúshénwènbǔ)
• 求神拜佛 (qiúshénbàifó)
• 求神拜鬼