门神 (mén shén) — door god (folk deity whose image is pasted on doors for protection)
Definition
门神 (mén shén) are the protective folk deities whose images are pasted on doors — most famously at Chinese New Year — to guard the household from evil spirits.
noun
door god (folk deity whose image is pasted on doors for protection)
Measure word · 张
Examples
- ，门神。Guò nián de shí hou, jiā jiā hù hù dōu tiē mén shén.During the New Year, every household pastes up door gods.
- 。Zhè duì mén shén shì yé ye qīn shǒu huà de.This pair of door gods was hand-painted by my grandfather.
- 门神。mén shén De chuán shuō zài zhōng guó liú chuán le hěn jiǔ.The legend of the door gods has been passed down in China for a long time.
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