還waan4神san4

English

1. returning of favour to gods or spirits (spoken)
2. to express one's gratitude to the gods; to go back to the temple and make offerings after having one's wish fulfilled or granted by a god or goddess

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 入廟拜神、獻上祭品，表示酬謝神明庇佑佢哋或者達成佢哋嘅心願

Examples

• 劏雞還神

  to slaughter a chicken to offer to the deity

• 你哋今次遇到意外都大難不死，快啲去還神啦。

  You guys should thank god as soon as possible that you were still alive after such an accident.