English > Chinese deity: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese. |
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| Category | antiquity | The historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe |
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| Instances | Chang Kuo, Chang Kuo-lao | One of the 8 immortals of Taoism |
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| Kwan-yin, Kuan Yin | (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva |
| Ling-pao, Mystic Jewel | A member of the Taoist Trinity |
| Shen-pao, Spiritual Jewel | A member of the Taoist Trinity |
| Taoist Trinity | The three pure ones |
| Tien-pao, Heavenly Jewel | A member of the Taoist Trinity |
| Wen Ch'ang, Wen-Ti | Chinese god of literature |
| Broader | deity, divinity, god, immortal | Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force |
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| Spanish | divinidad china |
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| Catalan | divinitat xinesa |
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