安神

Chinese

		content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (安神)		安	神
simp. #(安神)		安	神

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ānshén

  (Zhuyin): ㄢ ㄕㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ san⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ānshén
    • Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄕㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: anshén
    • Wade–Giles: an¹-shên²
    • Yale: ān-shén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anshern
    • Palladius: аньшэнь (anʹšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: on¹ san⁴
    • Yale: ōn sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: on¹ sen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/

Verb

安⫽神 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to calm the nerves
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) to relieve uneasiness of the body and mind
3. (literary) to repose the spirit tablet

Derived terms

• 安神藥 / 安神药 (ānshényào)