神祇

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	but; only; earth-spirit but; only; earth-spirit; peace
simp. and trad. (神祇)		神	祇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shénqí

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ kei⁴
Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): sing⁵ ki⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shénqí
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shéncí
  - Wade–Giles: shên²-chʻi²
  - Yale: shén-chí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernchyi
  - Palladius: шэньци (šɛnʹci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    神奇
    神祇
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: san⁴ kei⁴
  - Yale: sàhn kèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ kei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ kéi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ kʰei̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    神奇
    神祇

Note: often mispronounced as san4 zi2.

Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sing⁵ ki⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sîng khî
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵⁵/

Noun

神祇

gods and land spirits
deity

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (神祇):

→ Japanese: 神祇(じんぎ) (jingi)
→ Korean: 신기(神祇) (sin'gi)
→ Vietnamese: thần kì (神祇)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	祇
じん Grade: 3	ぎ Jinmeiyō
goon

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 神祇 (MC zyin gjie).

Noun

神(じん)祇(ぎ) • (jingi)

the gods of heaven and earth

Synonyms

天(てん)神(じん)地(ち)祇(ぎ) (tenjinchigi)