魔神

Chinese

		devil	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (魔神)		魔	神
simp. #(魔神)		魔	神
alternative forms		毛神 Hokkien 旡神 Hokkien
anagram		神魔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): móshén

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄕㄣˊ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mô͘-sîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: móshén
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄕㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: móshén
    • Wade–Giles: mo²-shên²
    • Yale: mwó-shén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moshern
    • Palladius: мошэнь (mošɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂən³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-sîn
    • Tâi-lô: môo-sîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mosiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /mɔ̃¹³⁻²² sin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mɔ̃²³⁻³³ sin²³/

Noun

魔神

1. ghost; demon; evil spirit

   • 魔神畏懼，邪鬼心傾。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     魔神畏惧，邪鬼心倾。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Southern Song dynasty, 鄧有功, 《上清天心正法》

     Móshén wèijù, xiéguǐ xīnqīng. [Pinyin]

     The demons shudder, and the evil spirits are scheming.

2. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) rambling and unreasonable person; lunatic

Synonyms

• (ghost): 鬼神 (guǐshén)

Adjective

魔神

1. (Hokkien) mentally unbalanced; crazy and unfounded; rambling and unreasonable

Derived terms

• 著魔神
• 魔神仔
• 魔神力
• 魔神狗

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
魔	神
ま Grade: S	じん Grade: 3
goon

Alternative spelling
魔神 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 魔神 (MC ma zyin, literally “demon, evil spirit” + “god, spirit”). Compare modern Mandarin 魔神 (móshén).

The goon reading, so likely the reading as originally imported from Middle Chinese.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まじん [màjíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ʑĩɴ]

Noun

魔(ま)神(じん) • (majin) 

1. a malevolent deity that causes misfortune and disaster
2. an evil spirit

Usage notes

The mashin reading appears to be less common than the majin reading.

Synonyms

• (evil spirit): 悪魔(あくま) (akuma)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
魔	神
ま Grade: S	しん Grade: 3
goon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
魔神 (kyūjitai)

Shift in pronunciation from majin, using the kan'on reading of shin for 神.

/mad͡ʑin/ → /maɕin/

A mixed goon-kan'on reading reading, so likely a later development after borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ましん [màshíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ɕĩɴ]

Noun

魔(ま)神(しん) • (mashin) 

1. a malevolent deity that causes misfortune and disaster
2. an evil spirit

Usage notes

The mashin reading appears to be less common than the majin reading.

Synonyms

• (evil spirit): 悪魔(あくま) (akuma)

See also

• 魔神 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja