七爺八爺
Chinese
| trad. (七爺八爺) | 七爺 | 八爺 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. (七爷八爷) | 七爷 | 八爷 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cat1 je4 baat3 je4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Chhit-yà Pat-yà
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chhit-iâ Peh-iâ / Chhit-iâ Poeh-iâ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Qīyé Bāyé
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄚ ㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Ciyé Bayé
- Wade–Giles: Chʻi1-yeh2 Pa1-yeh2
- Yale: Chī-yé Bā-yé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chiye Baye
- Palladius: Цие Бае (Cije Baje)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ jɛ³⁵ pä⁵⁵ jɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cat1 je4 baat3 je4
- Yale: chāt yèh baat yèh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsat7 je4 baat8 je4
- Guangdong Romanization: ced1 yé4 bad3 yé4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ jɛː²¹ paːt̚³ jɛː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhit-yà Pat-yà
- Hakka Romanization System: qidˋ iaˇ badˋ iaˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: qid5 ya2 bad5 ya2
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰit̚² i̯a¹¹ pat̚² i̯a¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhit-yà Pat-yà
- Hakka Romanization System: qidˋ (r)iaˇ badˋ (r)iaˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: qid5 ya2 bad5 ya2
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰit̚² (j)i̯a¹¹ pat̚² (j)i̯a¹¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Tainan, Chiayi)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhit-iâ Peh-iâ
- Tâi-lô: Tshit-iâ Peh-iâ
- Phofsit Daibuun: chit'iaa peh'iaa
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ia²³⁻³³ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ia²³/
- Sinological IPA (Tainan): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ia²⁴⁻³³ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ia²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Dongshi)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhit-iâ Poeh-iâ
- Tâi-lô: Tshit-iâ Pueh-iâ
- Phofsit Daibuun: chit'iaa poeh'iaa
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Tainan, Chiayi)
Proper noun
七爺八爺
- (chiefly Taiwan, religion) Seventh Lord and Eighth Lord (two deities in charge of escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 黑白無常 (“Black and White Impermanence”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 黑白無常, 范謝將軍, 謝范將軍 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 七爺八爺 |
| Singapore | 黑白無常 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 黑白無常 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 七爺八爺 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 七爺八爺 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 七爺八爺 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 七爺八爺 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 七爺八爺 | |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 七爺八爺 |
| Changhua (Yongjing) | 七爺八爺 | |
| Tainan | 七爺八爺, 矮躼伯仔 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 七爺八爺 | |
| Chiayi | 七爺八爺 | |
| Chiayi County (Dongshi) | 七爺八爺 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 大二阿伯, 大二爺伯 | |