Chinese Character	Pinyin	Dialect	Meaning in English
	ling		command
发	fa (fā)	[闽南]: huat ("huat ah!")	grow; develop; prosper
宫	gong	[闽南]: keng [闽南 (formal)]: kiong/keong [Can.]: keong	palace
堂	tang	[闽南]: tng	hall (term more commonly used by Buddhists)
殿	dian	[闽南]: tian	hall
庙	miao	[闽南]: beo / bio	temple
坛	tan	[闽南]: tua / toa	altar
神坛	shen tan (shén tán)	sintua	god altar = altar to god(s) Sin Tua 神坛 in Singapore has a nice definition: "one that does not have a proper temple building". Refers to both the altar and to the community associated with the altar.
师公 (師公)	shi gong	saikong
童乩	tong ji (tóng jī)	[闽南]: tanki / tangki	spirit medium
乩童	ji tong (jī tóng)	[闽南]: kitang kitong	spirit medium
乱童	luan tong (luàn tóng)		spirit medium
		huat soh	whip
			sword
黑令旗	hei ling qi	or leng kee	black flag of command
			satay
		kim sin	deity's statue
游境 (游境收煞)	you jing (yóu jìng) (yóu jìng shōu shà)	yewkeng (yiu keng siew suat)	Patrol the border 游 = travel; tour 境 = border; boundary 收 = gather; collect 煞 = malignant spirits
拜	bai	pai	pay respects; pray to; worship
		puaq puay
问事	wen shi
过平安桥	guo ping an qiao		crossing the Peace Bridge
			send off ship
			dotting ceremony
			repair luck
七月	qi yue		Seventh Month (popularly translated as Hungry Ghost Month)
千秋	qian qiu
香	xiang		incense; joss stick
		puay	moonblocks
			divination sticks
符	fu	hu	paper/cloth talisman
发糕 (發糕)	fa gao	huat kuay	prosperity cake
面龟 (麵龜)	mian gui	mi ku	tortise-shaped cake
龙狮	long shi	langsai	dragon and lion
狮	shi	sai	lion
虎爷	hu ye		tiger
五军	wu jun		five armies
五方神军	wu fang shen jun		spirit armies of the five directions (east, south, west, north, centre)
犒军	kao jun	[闽南]: kor koon	to entertain the soldiers [of the five spirit armies]
五营将军	wu ying jiang jun	gor yar koon jiong	generals of the five spirit armies (营 means encampment)
小人	xiao ren