神通

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
simp. and trad. (神通)		神	通
anagram		通神

Etymology

Originally a Buddhist concept, it referred to one who possessed divine powers. Later on, it came to be used metaphorically to describe to anyone with a special talent.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shéntōng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ tung¹
Min Nan (POJ): sîn-thong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shéntōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sherntong
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: san⁴ tung¹
  - Yale: sàhn tūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ tung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ tung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîn-thong
  - Tâi-lô: sîn-thong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sintofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕin²⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕin²⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕin¹³⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕin²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕin²³⁻³³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

神通

Derived terms

八仙過海，各顯神通／八仙过海，各显神通 (bāxiānguòhǎi, gèxiǎnshéntōng)
再顯神通／再显神通
各顯神通／各显神通 (gè xiǎn shéntōng)

大神通
大顯神通／大显神通 (dàxiǎnshéntōng)
神通廣大／神通广大

Related terms

靈通／灵通 (língtōng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	通
じん Grade: 3	つう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Sinitic 神通.

Pronunciation

On'yomi
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɴzu͍ː], [d͡ʑiɴd͡zu͍ː], [d͡ʑiɴt͡su͍ː]

Noun

神通 (hiragana じんずう, rōmaji jinzū, historical hiragana じんづう) (alternative reading hiragana じんつう, romaji jintsū)

(Buddhism) a divine or special talent
(figuratively) a divine or special talent

Compounds

神通力 (じんずうりき) (jinzūriki): supernatural force, power, or energy
神通川 (じんづうがわ) (Jinzūgawa), 神通川 (じんつうがわ) (Jintsūgawa): the Jintsū or Jinzū River in Toyama Prefecture

神通

Chinese

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