石敢當
simp石敢当sek6 gam2 dong1shí gǎn dāng
English
- stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
- stone Gan-dang; a stone tablet with writing (usually 石敢當 or 泰山石敢當, or more recently 喃嘸阿彌陀佛) to exorcise evil spirits, usually placed at road junctions
粵語 — Cantonese
- 豎立喺街巷，特別係丁字、十字路口等風水上被稱為凶位嘅地方度，用於辟邪嘅石碑。以前石碑上會刻有「石敢當」或「泰山石敢當」數字，喺碑額上仲會有獅頭、虎頭等等嘅淺浮雕。現時多數用刻上「喃嘸阿彌陀佛」嘅字樣代替。
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk