無頭神
Chinese
| not have | head; (noun suffix) | God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (無頭神) | 無 | 頭 | 神 | |
| simp. (无头神) | 无 | 头 | 神 | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): bô-thâu-sîn
- (Teochew, Peng'im): bho5 tao5 sêng5
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-thâu-sîn
- Tâi-lô: bô-thâu-sîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: boi'tausiin
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bo¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² sin¹³/
- IPA (Singapore): /bo²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ sin²⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ sin²³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: bho5 tao5 sêng5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bô thâu sêng
- Sinological IPA (key): /bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
Note: bho5 tao5 sêng5 - Jieyang.
Adjective
無頭神
Synonyms
References
- “無頭神”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.