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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