勞神
Chinese
| toil | God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (勞神) | 勞 | 神 | |
| simp. (劳神) | 劳 | 神 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: láoshén
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄕㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: láoshén
- Wade–Giles: lao2-shên2
- Yale: láu-shén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laushern
- Palladius: лаошэнь (laošɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou4 san4
- Yale: lòuh sàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou4 san4
- Guangdong Romanization: lou4 sen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯²¹ sɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lô-sîn
- Tâi-lô: lô-sîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: loisiin
- IPA (Xiamen): /lo²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lo²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /lo¹³⁻²² sin¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /lo²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ²³⁻³³ sin²³/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
勞⫽神 (verb-object) (intransitive)
- to be taxing; to be a tax on one's mind
- (humble) to trouble (someone); to bother (when asking someone for a favour)