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Caishen

Caishen (traditional Chinese: 財神; simplified Chinese: 财神; lit. 'God of Wealth') is a mythological figure worshipped in the Chinese folk religion and Taoism. He has been identified with many historical figures, viewed as his embodied forms, among whom Zhao Gongming (趙公明, Wade–Giles: Chao Kung-ming; also known as Zhao Gong Yuanshuai 趙公元帥 "Lord Zhao the…

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Hanyu Pinyin
Cáishén
IPA
[tsʰǎɪ.ʂə̌n] · [tsʰɔj˩ sɐn˩]
Jyutping
Coi4-san4
Literal meaning
"God of Wealth"
Simplified Chinese
财神
Traditional Chinese
財神

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Historical personages

Civil and Military Wealth Gods

Contemporary worship

Buddhism

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Caishen

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples84
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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Caishen

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related to Historical personages · 19
Caishen → According, After Bi Gan's, Bi Gan, Bi Gan's, Caishen's, Chen, Di Xin, Gods, It, King Wu, Lin, Ming, Most, Qin, Quan, Several, Shang, The Investiture, Zhou
related to The Caishen of all directions · 15
Caishen → Burning-Lamp Taoist, Chinese, Five Roads Wealth Gods, Glahn, Gods, In, Jiangnan, Ming, Richard, Sanjiao Soushen Daquan, Taoist, The, The Investiture, Wutong, Zhao Gongming
related to Contemporary worship · 13
Caishen → Chinese, Chinese New Year, Customary, Cáishén, Earth God, God, In, In Taiwanese, Nantou County, New Year, Tudigong, Wealth, Zhushan Zinan Temple
see also · 11
Caishen → CaishenTudigong, Earth God, Five Roads Wealth GodsSanxing, Fuxing, Haichan, Lu, Shou, Taoist, Three Stars Fu, Wulu Caishen, Yu
related to Civil and Military Wealth Gods · 7
Caishen → Bi Gan, Fan Li, Guan Yu, Tao Zhugong, The Civil Wealth Gods, The Military Wealth Gods, Zhao Gongming
related to Buddhism · 6
Caishen → Buddhist, Chinese, In, Jambhala, Pure Land Buddhists, Though Caishen
IPA · 2
Caishen → [tsʰǎɪ.ʂə̌n], [tsʰɔj˩ sɐn˩]
Hanyu Pinyin · 1
Caishen → Cáishén
Jyutping · 1
Caishen → Coi4-san4
Literal meaning · 1
Caishen → "God of Wealth"

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wealth chinese god bi gods also depicted cáishén dynasty tradition deity folk many li gan new year historical 財神 财神

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CaishenHanyu PinyinCáishén1.00infobox
CaishenIPA[tsʰǎɪ.ʂə̌n]1.00infobox
CaishenIPA[tsʰɔj˩ sɐn˩]1.00infobox
CaishenJyutpingCoi4-san41.00infobox
CaishenLiteral meaning"God of Wealth"1.00infobox
CaishenSimplified Chinese财神1.00infobox
CaishenTraditional Chinese財神1.00infobox
CaishenTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinCáishénWade–GilesTs'ai2-shen2IPA[tsʰǎɪ.ʂə̌n]Yue: CantoneseYale RomanizationChòih-sàhnJyutpingCoi4-san4IPA[tsʰɔj˩ sɐn˩]1.00infobox
CaishenWade–GilesTs'ai2-shen21.00infobox
CaishenYale RomanizationChòih-sàhn1.00infobox
Caishenis aChinese folk deity0.90text
Zhushan Zinan Temple in Nantou Countyinstance oftemples0.80text

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