隍 [－]

Jyutping wong4
Pinyin huáng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. dry moat
  2. god of city
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. dry moat/god of city/dry ditch
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    dry moat
  2. character
    the tutelary deity of a Chinese village, town, or city
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. dry ditch, dry moat
  2. Cangjie Input
    NLHAG
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    水鬼升城隍
    水鬼升城隍
    seoi2 gwai2 sing1 sing4 wong4
    • used to characterise someone who has undeservedly risen up in the world; literally: the river ghost is promoted to the City God
  2. Cantonese
    油麻地同筲箕湾都有以城隍为主神嘅庙。
    油麻地同筲箕灣都有以城隍為主神嘅廟。
    jau4 maa4 dei2 tung4 saau1 gei1 waan1 dou1 jau5 ji5 sing4 wong4 wai4 zyu2 san4 ge3 miu2.
    • There are Shing Wong temples in both Yau Ma Tei and Shau Kei Wan.
  3. Cantonese
    城隍 庙
    城隍 廟
    sing4 wong4 miu2
    • Shing Wong Temple
  4. Cantonese
    你唔识计呢条数？你阿爸教数学个㖞，咁近城隍庙都唔求返支好签，认真戆居啰！
    你唔識計呢條數？你阿爸教數學個喎，咁近城隍廟都唔求返支好籤，認真戇居囉！
    nei5 m4 sik1 gai3 ni1 tiu4 sou3? nei5 aa3 baa4 gaau3 sou3 hok6 go3 wo3, gam3 kan5 sing4 wong4 miu2 dou1 m4 kau4 faan1 zi1 hou2 cim1, jing2 zan1 ngong6 geoi1 lo1!
    • You don't know how to solve this math problem? Your dad teaches maths, doesn't he. You are so silly that you didn't ask him!
  5. Cantonese
    水鬼升城隍
    水鬼升城隍
    • someone who has undeservedly risen up in the world