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- god; deity
- supernatural; magical; mysterious
- spirit; mind; energy
- lively; expressive
- look; expression
- (coll.) awesome; amazing
Trad. 神農
- Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture
Trad. 神隱
- to be concealed by supernatural forces; to disappear mysteriously; (fig.) to be out of the public eye
- mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die
- (fig.) death
- god of thunder (Chinese Leigong 雷公[Lei2 gong1], Norse Thor 索爾|索尔[Suo3 er3], Greek Zeus 宙斯[Zhou4 si1] etc)
Trad. 聖神
- feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor
- general term for saint in former times
- term for God during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国
- Holy Spirit (in Christian Trinity)
Trad. 費神
- to spend effort
- to take trouble
- May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request)
- Please would you mind...?
- Daoist immortal
- supernatural entity
- (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc
- fig. lighthearted person
- goddess of beauty (typically used in reference to Venus 維納斯|维纳斯[Wei2 na4 si1] or Aphrodite 阿佛洛狄忒[A1 fu2 luo4 di2 te4])
- magical object
- object symbolic of imperial power
- fine weapon
- very useful tool
- The Goddess, 1934 silent film about a Shanghai prostitute, directed by 吳永剛|吴永刚[Wu2 Yong3 gang1]
- spirit
- mind
- consciousness
- thought
- mental
- psychological
- essence
- gist
- CL:個|个[ge4]
- master sleuth
- lit. miraculous detective
- cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯|福尔摩斯[Fu2 er3 mo2 si1] or Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2]
- the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xin1], lungs 肺[fei4], liver 肝[gan1], kidneys 腎|肾[shen4], spleen 脾[pi2] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3])
- expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
- meaningful glance
- wink
- eyesight (dialect)
- to freshen up
- to be cautious or vigilant
- to watch out
- stimulant to enhance mental performance
- stay-awake drug
- agrypnotic
- to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked)
- to snap out of it (after being lost in thought)
Trad. 媼神
- (archaic) Earth Deity (name used in the Han dynasty, but later largely superseded by 后土[Hou4 tu3])
Trad. 神農架
- Shennongjialin, directly administered forestry reserve in east Hubei
- Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
Trad. 神農氏
- Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China
- followers or clan of Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2]
Trad. 青神縣
- Qingshen County in Meishan 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
Trad. 搜神記
- In Search of the Supernatural, compilation of legends about spirits, ghosts and other supernatural phenomena, written and compiled by 干寶|干宝[Gan1 Bao3] in Jin dynasty
Trad. 精氣神
- the three energies of Chinese medicine: 精[jing1], 氣|气[qi4], and 神[shen2]
Trad. 穀神星
- Ceres, dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, discovered in 1801 by G. Piazzi
- five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
- cf four horsemen of the apocalypse
- name of a peak by the Three Gorges 長江三峽|长江三峡[Chang2 Jiang1 San1 xia2]
Trad. 神學士
- student of theology
- Bachelor of Divinity
- Taleban (Farsi: student)
Trad. 牧神節
- Lupercalia, Roman festival to Pan on 15th February
Trad. 理神論
- deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe
Trad. 泛神論
- pantheism, theological theory equating God with the Universe
Trad. 神池縣
- Shenchi county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
Trad. 神治國
- theocracy
- also written 神權統治|神权统治[shen2 quan2 tong3 zhi4] or 神權政治|神权政治[shen2 quan2 zheng4 zhi4]
- Vesta, an asteroid, second most massive object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, discovered in 1807 by H.W. Olbers