粵

神san4位wai2

san4 wai2shén wèi

English

  1. spirit tablet
  2. ancestral tablet
  3. the altar setup to place god's image/statue, or ancestral photo/tablet for worship

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 傳統民間宗教中,擺放神明塑像/畫像嘅神壇,或指代表神明或祖先嘅木牌(神主牌)

Examples

  • 土地神位

    altar for Tou Dei tablet (traditional Chinese god of land)

  • 敬如在神位

    altar for ancestral tablet

  • 隻衰貓上左去神位瞓覺囉。

    The mischievous cat is sleeping on the altar.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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