Etymology

spirit tablet

Today it means: spirit tablet; ancestral tablet; memorial tablet (tombstone tablet with the name and details of the deceased or an ancestor inscribed on it, usually found in Chinese or generally East Asian columbariums) Full definition →

Chinese 神牌
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  1. Chinese · calque of神牌
  2. English todayspirit tablet

Calque of Chinese 神牌 (shénpái)

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