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神棍

Mandarin · pinyin shén gùn

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2–4 · shen2 gun4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 3 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

san4 gwan3

Cantonese word readings for 神棍. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(derogatory) charlatan; quack; a fraudster (especially a member of the clergy) who cheats using religion
(derogatory, by extension) a clergy
(Quanzhou Hokkien) wizard; warlock; sorcerer