shénmíng

神明

Word · Noun

gods; deities; divine beings

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

gods; deities; divine beings

Often used in the set phrase 奉若神明 (to worship as gods).

Gǔ古
dài代
rén人
xiāng相
xìn信
shān山
zhōng中
yǒu有
shén神
míng明
jū居
zhù住
 。

Ancient people believed that gods dwelled in the mountains.

Rén人
men们
fèng奉
ruò若
shén神
míng明
de地
chóng崇
bài拜
zhe着
nà那
wèi位
lǐng领
xiù袖
 。

People worshipped that leader as if he were a god.

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Shén神
míng明
bǎo保
yòu佑
 ,
tā他
píng平
ān安
wú无
shì事
 。

Thanks to the protection of the gods, he was safe and sound.