Sheets of paper made into burnt offerings in Chinese culture
Joss paper
Traditional joss paper (金紙) sold in stacks at a store
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
金紙
Simplified Chinese
金纸
Literal meaning
gold paper
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
jīnzhǐ
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
陰司紙
Simplified Chinese
阴司纸
Literal meaning
netherworld paper
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
yīnsīzhǐ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
jam1 si1 zi2
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
紙錢
Simplified Chinese
纸钱
Literal meaning
paper money
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
zhǐqián
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
zi2 cin4*2
Third alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
冥幣
Simplified Chinese
冥币
Literal meaning
shade/dark money
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
míng bì
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet
tiền vàng mã tiền âm phủ đồ mã
Hán-Nôm
錢鐄𦄀 錢陰府 圖𦄀
Joss paper, also known as incense papers, are papercrafts or sheets of paper made into burnt offerings common in Chinese ancestral worship (such as the veneration of the deceased family members and relatives on holidays and special occasions). Worship of deities in Chinese folk religion also uses a similar type of joss paper. Joss paper, as well as other papier-mâché items, are also burned or buried in various Asian funerals, "to ensure that the spirit of the deceased has sufficient means in the afterlife." In Taiwan alone, the annual revenue that temples received from burning joss paper was US$400 million (NT$13 billion) as of 2014.[1]
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