粵

神san4主zyu2牌paai4

san4 zyu2 paai4san4 zyu2 paai2shén zhǔ pái

English

  1. plaque for ancestors (memorial and worshipping purpose)
  2. divine or ancestral tablet: a small wooden tablet inscribed with the name of a deity or an ancestor for worship

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 刻有神明或者祖先個名嘅木牌(量詞:塊/個)

Examples

  • 祠堂裏面擺滿神主牌。

    The ancestral hall is filled with ancestral tablets.

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

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