神台 [－－]

Jyutping san4 toi2
Pinyin shén tái

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. someone who is has a high status / reputation but who is in fact totally useless and without any powers [colloquial]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    供奉​祖先​同神​靈​嘅​祭台​，​用​嚟​擺​祭品​同神​主牌​；​通常​係​高​身​嘅​木​枱​，​會有​埋櫃桶​（​量​詞​：​張​）
    altar for worshipping gods or one's ancestors
  2. 名詞
    等級​好​高​但​係​完全​無實​權​嘅​職​位
    a high but powerless position
    • 佢自從得罪主席之後就俾人調咗上神台。
      佢自从得罪主席之后就俾人调咗上神台。
      keoi5 zi6 cung4 dak1 zeoi6 zo2 zyu2 zik6 zi1 hau6 zau6 bei2 jan4 diu6 zo2 soeng5 san4 toi2
      He was elevated to a prestigious but powerless position after offending the chairman.
  3. 參看
    神枱、神檯
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    而家香港系个神台桔。
    而家香港係個神台桔。
    ji4 gaa1 hoeng1 gong2 hai6 go3 san4 toi4 gat1
    • Nowadays, Hong Kong faces decline through negligence.
  2. Cantonese
    佢自从得罪主席之后就俾人调咗上神台。
    佢自從得罪主席之後就俾人調咗上神台。
    keoi5 zi6 cung4 dak1 zeoi6 zo2 zyu2 zik6 zi1 hau6 zau6 bei2 jan4 diu6 zo2 soeng5 san4 toi2
    • He was elevated to a prestigious but powerless position after offending the chairman.
  3. Cantonese
    正一神台猫屎呀你！
    正一神台貓屎呀你！
    zing3 jat1 san4 toi2 maau1 si2 aa3 nei5!
    • You look like cat shit on the altar, you are so annoying!