土地 tǔ di local god / genius loci syn 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the ...! / oh my god! / that's insane! 谁知道 誰知道 shéi zhī dào God knows... / Who would have imagined...? 天啊 tiān a good heavens! / oh my God! 财神 財神 cái shén god of wealth syn 神力 shén lì occult force / the power of a God or spirit 爱神 愛神 ài shén god of love 守护神 守護神 shǒu hù shén protector God / patron saint 耶和华 耶和華 yē hé huá Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH) / compare Yahweh 雅威[Ya3 wei1] and God 上帝[Shang4 di4] syn 神农 神農 shén nóng Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture 神像 shén xiàng likeness of a god or Buddha / (old) portrait of the deceased syn 火神 huǒ shén god of fire 天帝 tiān dì God of heaven / Celestial emperor 太阳神 太陽神 tài yáng shén Sun God / Apollo 真神 zhēn shén the True God 不可抗力 bù kě kàng lì force majeure / act of God syn 好家伙 hǎo jiā huo my God! / oh boy! / man! syn 索尔 索爾 suǒ ěr Thor (Norse god of thunder) 穆罕默德 mù hǎn mò dé Muhammad (c. 570-632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God 门神 門神 mén shén door god 寿星 壽星 shòu xīng god of longevity / elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated syn 海王 hǎi wáng Poseidon, Greek god of the sea / Neptune, Roman god of the sea / Aquaman, DC comic book superhero / (slang) womanizer / player 水神 shuǐ shén river God 山神 shān shén mountain god 太岁 太歲 tài suì Tai Sui, God of the year / archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星[Mu4 xing1] / nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area syn 丘比特 qiū bǐ tè Cupid, son of Venus and Mars, Roman god of love and beauty 炎帝 yán dì Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God 雷公 léi gōng Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology 圣子 聖子 shèng zǐ Holy Son / Jesus Christ / God the Son (in the Christian Trinity) 财神爷 財神爺 cái shén yé god of wealth / very wealthy man syn 酒神 jiǔ shén Bacchus (the Greek god of wine), aka Dionysus 普罗米修斯 普羅米修斯 pǔ luó mǐ xiū sī Prometheus, a Titan god of fire in Greek mythology 神农氏 神農氏 shén nóng shì Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China / followers or clan of Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] 比干 bǐ gān Bi Gan (Chinese god of wealth) 阿瑞斯 ā ruì sī Ares, Greek god of war / Mars 赌咒 賭咒 dǔ zhòu to swear to God / to cross one's heart syn 魁星 kuí xīng stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the rectangular body of the dipper / Kuixing, Daoist God of fate 社 shè (bound form) society / organization / agency / (old) god of the land syn 河神 hé shén river god 日神 rì shén the Sun God / Apollo 敬神 jìng shén to respect a deity / to pray to a God 灶神 zào shén Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen syn 巴克斯 bā kè sī Bacchus, Greek god of wine 灶王爷 灶王爺 zào wáng yé Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen / also written 灶神 syn 奉若神明 fèng ruò shén míng to honor sb as a God (idiom) / to revere / to worship / to deify / to make a holy cow of sth / to put sb on a pedestal syn 祭灶 jì zào to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god 岱庙 岱廟 dài miào Dai Temple, a temple in Shandong for the god of Mount Tai 灶君 zào jūn Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen / also written 灶神 syn 稷 jì millet / God of cereals worshiped by ancient rulers / minister of agriculture syn 夔 kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui 隍 huáng dry moat / god of city 祇 qí god of the earth 禡 mà d (22nd) / sacrifice to god of war 民以食为天 民以食為天 mín yǐ shí wéi tiān Food is the God of the people. (idiom) / People view food as the primary need. / Food first, ethical niceties second syn 敬若神明 jìng ruò shén míng to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom) syn 圣父 聖父 shèng fù Holy Father / God the Father (in the Christian Trinity) 洛基 luò jī Loki, god of fire and mischievous destroyer in Norse mythology 马尔斯 馬爾斯 mǎ ěr sī Mars (Roman God of War) 阿提拉 ā tí lā Attila (406-453), Hun emperor, known as the scourge of God 波塞冬 bō sāi dōng Poseidon, God of the sea in Greek mythology 糖瓜 táng guā malt sugar candy, a traditional offering to the kitchen god Zaoshen 灶神 东君 東君 dōng jūn Lord of the East, the sun God of Chinese mythology 圣神 聖神 shèng shén feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor / general term for saint in former times / term for God during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国 / Holy Spirit (in Christian Trinity) 谋事在人，成事在天 謀事在人，成事在天 móu shì zài rén , chéng shì zài tiān planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom) / Man proposes but God disposes. 玄武 xuán wǔ Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky) / (in Daoism) God of the north sky 以利亚敬 以利亞敬 yǐ lì yà jìng Eliakim (name, Hebrew: God will raise up) / Eliakim, servant of the Lord in Isaiah 22:20 / Eliakim, son of Abiud and father of Azor in Matthew 1:13 魌 qī mask of a god used in ceremonies to exorcise demons and drive away pestilence / (archaic) ugly 埃奥罗斯 埃奧羅斯 āi ào luó sī Aeolus, Greek God of winds 巴德尔 巴德爾 bā dé ěr Baldr or Baldur, god in Norse mythology / Andreas Baader (1943-1977), leader of Red Army Faction, a.k.a. the Baader-Meinhof group 血祭 xuè jì blood sacrifice / animal sacrifice (to a God or ancestral spirit) 魁星阁 魁星閣 kuí xīng gé temple to Kuixing, Daoist God of fate 临魁 臨魁 lín kuí Linkui (c. 2000 BC), second of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God 雷公打豆腐 léi gōng dǎ dòu fu the God of Thunder strikes bean curd / fig. to bully the weakest person / to pick on an easy target 巴力 bā lì Baal, god worshipped in many ancient Middle Eastern communities 雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺 雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺 léi gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qī the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person / to pick on an easy target 人格神 rén gé shén personal god 理神论 理神論 lǐ shén lùn deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe 送灶 sòng zào seeing off the kitchen god 灶神[Zao4 shen2] (traditional rite) 祝融 zhù róng Zhurong, god of fire in Chinese mythology 钱能通神 錢能通神 qián néng tōng shén money is all-powerful / money can move God 哈奴曼 hā nú màn Hanuman, a monkey God in the Indian epic Ramayana 李天王 lǐ tiān wáng the pagoda bearing god 格涅沙 gé niè shā Ganesha (the elephant-headed God in Hinduism, son of Shiva and Parvati) 壝 wěi mound / embankment / the earthen altar to the god of the soil 东王公 東王公 dōng wáng gōng Mu Kung or Tung Wang Kung, God of the Immortals (Taoism) 