Meaning of 灶君
灶君 means Kitchen God; Stove God; the household deity of the hearth. Pronounced zào jūn.
- Kitchen God; Stove God; the household deity of the hearth
Definitions & Examples
Měi每
nián年
là腊
yuè月
èr二
shí十
sān三
，
rén人
men们
yào要
jì祭
zào灶
jūn君
。
Every year on the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month, people worship the Kitchen God.
Zào灶
jūn君
de的
huà画
xiàng像
tōng通
cháng常
tiē贴
zài在
chú厨
fáng房
zào灶
tái台
shàng上
。
The portrait of the Kitchen God is usually posted on the kitchen stove.
Mín民
jiān间
chuán传
shuō说
zào灶
jūn君
huì会
shàng上
tiān天
bǐng禀
bào报
zhè这
jiā家
rén人
de的
shàn善
è恶
。
Folklore says that the Kitchen God ascends to heaven to report on this family's good and evil deeds.
Jì祭
zào灶
jūn君
shí时
yào要
gòng供
fèng奉
táng糖
guā瓜
，
xī希
wàng望
tā他
shuō说
hǎo好
huà话
。
When worshipping the Kitchen God, one should offer maltose candy, hoping he will speak good words.