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joss paper en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A sheet of paper or other papercraft item used as a burnt offering in traditional Chinese veneration of the dead.
   • There is also a difference in the joss papers. For spirits (souls), the joss paper is silver. Gold is generally meant for gods and deities. Depending on the financial status of the family, the offering of food can be on the high end. 2013, Khoo Boo Eng, A Simple Approach to Taoism: Festivals, Worship and Rituals, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN:

Forms

Synonyms

ghost money · spirit money

Translations (19)

th กระดาษเงินกระดาษทอง (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · vi tiền âm phủ (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · it banconota funeraria (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · es dinero fantasma (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · fi joss-paperi (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · cmn 冥幣 /冥币 (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · yue 冥鏹 /冥镪 (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · es dinero de espíritu (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · cmn 紙錢 /纸钱 (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · vi mã (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · es billete funerario (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · fr billet funéraire (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · vi tiền vàng bạc (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · cmn 金紙 /金纸 (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · cmn 神紙 /神纸 (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · yue 陰司紙 /阴司纸 (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · vi đồ mã (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · vi tiền vàng mã (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) · cmn 陰司紙 /阴司纸 (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering)