qí
祇
earth god; terrestrial deity
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
earth god; terrestrial deity
literaryA classical literary term for the god of the earth or local soil. It appears in ancient texts and classical compounds like 神祇.
Gǔ古
rén人
jì祭
sì祀
tiān天
shén神
hé和
dì地
qí祇
。
Ancient people sacrificed to the celestial gods and the earthly deities.
Shén神
qí祇
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
zōng宗
jiào教
xìn信
yǎng仰
de的
duì对
xiàng象
。
Deities (both celestial and earthly) were objects of worship in ancient religious beliefs.
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Zhè这
zuò座
miào庙
gòng供
fèng奉
zhe着
běn本
dì地
de的
tǔ土
dì地
qí祇
。
This temple enshrines the local earth god.