財神爺

See also: 财神爷

Chinese

		god of wealth; Caishen; person who brings money to someone	grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (財神爺)		財神	爺
simp. (财神爷)		财神	爷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cáishényé

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ san⁴ je⁴
• Jin (Wiktionary): cai¹ seng¹ ie¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): châi-sîn-iâ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cáishényé → cáishenyé (toneless variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄝˊ → ㄘㄞˊ ˙ㄕㄣ ㄧㄝˊ (toneless variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cáishe̊nyé
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻai²-shên⁵-yeh²
    • Yale: tsái-shen-yé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsair.shernye
    • Palladius: цайшэнье (cajšɛnʹje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵ jɛ³⁵/ → /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂən³ jɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coi⁴ san⁴ je⁴
    • Yale: chòih sàhn yèh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ san⁴ je⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ sen⁴ yé⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ sɐn²¹ jɛː²¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: cai¹ seng¹ ie¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /t͡sʰai¹¹ sə̃ŋ¹¹ ie¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: châi-sîn-iâ
    • Tâi-lô: tsâi-sîn-iâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zaisin'iaa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sai²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sai²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sai¹³⁻²² sin¹³⁻²² ia¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sai²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴⁻¹¹ ia²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sai²³⁻³³ sin²³⁻³³ ia²³/

Noun

財神爺

1. (mythology) god of wealth
2. (figurative) very wealthy man; treasurer

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 財神 (“god of wealth”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		財神, 財神爺
Mandarin	Beijing	財神爺
	Taiwan	財神, 財神爺
	Tianjin	財神爺
	Chengde	財神爺
	Tangshan	財神, 財神爺
	Cangzhou	財神爺
	Baoding	財神, 財神爺
	Shijiazhuang	財神爺
	Chifeng	財神爺
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	財神爺
	Heihe	財神, 財神爺
	Qiqihar	財神爺
	Harbin	財神爺
	Jiamusi	財神, 財神爺
	Baicheng	財神, 財神爺
	Changchun	財神爺
	Tonghua	財神爺
	Shenyang	財神, 財神爺
	Dandong	財神, 財神爺
	Jinzhou	財神, 財神爺
	Dalian	財神爺
	Yantai	財神
	Yantai (Muping)	財神爺, 財神老爺
	Qingdao	財神爺
	Lijin	財神, 財神爺爺
	Zhucheng	財神爺
	Jinan	財神
	Jining	財神爺
	Luoyang	財神爺
	Wanrong	財神爺
	Shangqiu	財神, 財神爺
	Yuanyang	財神
	Zhengzhou	財神爺
	Lingbao	財神
	Xinyang	財神爺
	Baihe	財神, 財神爺
	Hanzhong	財神爺
	Xi'an	財神, 財神爺
	Baoji	財神, 財神爺
	Yinchuan	財神爺
	Tianshui	財神爺
	Lanzhou	財神, 財神爺
	Dunhuang	財神爺
	Xining	財神爺
	Hami	財神, 財神爺
	Ürümqi	財神爺
	Wuhan	財神, 財神爺
	Yichang	財神, 財神爺
	Xiangyang	財神爺
	Tianmen	財神, 財神爺
	Hong'an	財神, 財神菩薩
	Chengdu	財神菩薩
	Nanchong	財神, 財神菩薩
	Dazhou	財神爺
	Hanyuan	財神爺
	Xichang	財神, 財神爺
	Zigong	財神菩薩
	Chongqing	財神老爺, 財神菩薩
	Guiyang	財神爺
	Zunyi	財神菩薩
	Bijie	財神
	Liping	財神菩薩
	Zhaotong	財神菩薩
	Dali	財神
Kunming	財神, 財神爺, 趙公爺
Mengzi	財神爺
Guilin	財神
Liuzhou	財神, 財神爺
Jishou	財神菩薩
Changde	財神菩薩
Anqing	財神爺
Xuzhou	財神, 財神爺
Fuyang	財神, 財神爺
Wuhu	財神菩薩
Yangzhou	財神菩薩
Lianyungang	財神
Lianshui	財神老爺
Nanjing	財神, 財神爺, 財神菩薩
Hefei	財神爺
Nantong	財神, 財神爺
Cantonese	Hong Kong	財神, 財神爺
Gan	Nanchang	財神
	Lichuan	財神
Hakka	Yudu	財神老爺
Huizhou	Jixi	財神菩薩, 財神爺
	Shexian	財神, 財神菩薩
Jin	Taiyuan	財神, 財神爺
	Yangyuan	財神, 財神爺
	Datong	財神爺
	Xinzhou	財神, 財神爺
	Lishi	財神, 財神爺兒
	Linfen	財神爺
	Changzhi	財神, 財神爺
	Linhe	財神爺
	Jining	財神
	Hohhot	財神, 財神爺
	Erenhot	財神, 財神爺
	Pingshan	財神爺兒
	Zhangjiakou	財神, 財神爺
	Handan	財神, 財神爺
	Linzhou	財神
	Suide	財神爺
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	財神
Southern Min	Xiamen	招財王
	Jieyang	財神
	Haikou	財神公
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	財神
Wu	Shanghai	財神, 財神菩薩
	Shanghai (Chongming)	財神, 財神菩薩
	Suzhou	財神菩薩
	Hangzhou	財神菩薩
	Ningbo	財神菩薩
	Wenzhou	招財爺
	Jinhua	財神
Xiang	Changsha	財神菩薩, 趙公元帥