神檯

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	table; desk
trad. (神檯/神枱)		神	檯/枱
simp. (神台)		神	台
alternative forms		神臺／神台神台

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shéntái

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ toi⁴, san⁴ toi^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shéntái
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shéntái
  - Wade–Giles: shên²-tʻai²
  - Yale: shén-tái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sherntair
  - Palladius: шэньтай (šɛnʹtaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: san⁴ toi⁴, san⁴ toi^4-2
  - Yale: sàhn tòih, sàhn tói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ toi⁴, san⁴ toi^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ toi⁴, sen⁴ toi^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹ sɐn²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

神檯

(religion) altar; pedestal
(figurative) high position
升上神檯／升上神台 [Cantonese] ― sing¹ soeng⁶ san⁴ toi⁴ [Jyutping] ― to be promoted to high rank

Synonyms

神壇 / 神坛 (shéntán), 祭壇 / 祭坛 (jìtán)

Derived terms

神檯貓屎——神憎鬼厭 / 神台猫屎——神憎鬼厌 (san⁴ toi⁴ maau¹ si², san⁴ zang¹ gwai² jim³) (Cantonese)