聖杯

See also: 圣杯

Chinese

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	drinkware; cup; glass
trad. (聖杯)		聖	杯
simp. (圣杯)		圣	杯
variant forms		聖桮／圣桮 Min Nan 聖𤖯／圣𤖯 Min Nan

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shèngbēi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄅㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ bui¹
Min Nan (POJ): sèng-poe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shèngbēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄅㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqbei
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ bui¹
  - Yale: sing būi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ bui¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ bui¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ puːy̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-poe
  - Tâi-lô: sìng-pue
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seangpoef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pue³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ pue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ pue⁴⁴/

Noun

聖杯

Holy Grail
good result in divination using moon blocks (showing with one block flat and another block round)

Synonyms

(good result): 聖珓／圣珓 (shèngjiào); (Min Nan) 正杯, 准杯, 上杯

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖	杯
せい Grade: 6	はい Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

聖 (sei-, “holy”) +‎ 杯 (hai, “cup”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) せーはい [sèéháí] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [se̞ːha̠i]

Proper noun

聖杯 (hiragana せいはい, rōmaji Seihai)

the Holy Grail

See also

聖 (せい)遺 (い)物 (ぶつ) (seiibutsu)
聖 (せい)水 (すい) (seisui, “holy water”)
聖 (せい)酒 (しゅ) (seishu, “sacramental wine”)

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