joss
/dʒɑs/
noun
- A Chinese statue or image of a god, used in religious worship.
- Visitors lit incense before the golden joss.
- She placed a small joss on the family altar.
- The temple was filled with carved joss figures.
- Good luck or fortune (informal, from Chinese pidgin English).
- He wished me plenty of joss on my new job.
- Finding that parking spot was pure joss.
- They believed the charm would bring them joss.