求神問佛

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	to ask	Buddha; Buddhism
trad. (求神問佛)		求	神	問	佛
simp. (求神问佛)		求	神	问	佛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiúshénwènfó

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄛˊ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiúshénwènfó
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cióushénwùnfó
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu²-shên²-wên⁴-fo²
    • Yale: chyóu-shén-wèn-fwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyoushernwennfor
    • Palladius: цюшэньвэньфо (cjušɛnʹvɛnʹfo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵ wən⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiû-sîn-mn̄g-pu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: kiû-sîn-mn̄g-pu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiusinmngxput
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu²³⁻³³ sin²³⁻³³ mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ put̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiu²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ put̚⁴/

Idiom

求神問佛

1. to pray to gods and Buddha for help or blessings

Synonyms

• 求神拜佛 (qiúshénbàifó)