伽藍

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (伽藍)		伽	藍
simp. (伽蓝)		伽	蓝

Etymology

Short for 僧伽藍摩／僧伽蓝摩, from Sanskrit संघाराम (saṃghārāma).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiélán

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ke⁴ laam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiélán
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciélán
    • Wade–Giles: chʻieh²-lan²
    • Yale: chyé-lán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyelan
    • Palladius: целань (celanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ³⁵ län³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ke⁴ laam⁴
    • Yale: kèh làahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ke⁴ laam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ké⁴ lam⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛː²¹ laːm²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: gja lam

Rime
Character	伽	藍
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	群 (30)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	戈 (96)	談 (143)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	求迦切	魯甘切
Baxter	gja	lam
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡɨɑ/	/lɑm/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡiɑ/	/lɑm/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiɑ/	/lɑm/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gɨa/	/lam/
Li Rong	/ɡiɑ/	/lɑm/
Wang Li	/ɡǐɑ/	/lɑm/
Bernard Karlgren	/gi̯ɑ/	/lɑm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qié	lán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ke4	laam4

Noun

伽藍

1. Buddhist temple

Derived terms

• 伽藍鳥／伽蓝鸟 (qiélánniǎo)
• 僧伽藍／僧伽蓝
• 洛陽伽藍記／洛阳伽蓝记

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (伽藍):

• → Japanese: 伽藍(がらん) (garan)
• → Korean: 가람(伽藍) (garam)
• → Vietnamese: già lam (伽藍)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
伽	藍
が Jinmeiyō	らん Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) がらん [gàráń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) が​らん [gáꜜràǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

伽(が)藍(らん) • (garan) 

1. temple

Derived terms

• 伽藍鳥(がらんちょう) (garanchō)
• 伽藍堂(がらんどう) (garandō)

Korean

Hanja in this term
伽	藍

Noun

伽藍 • (garam) (hangeul 가람)

1. Hanja form^? of 가람 (“Buddhist temple; Buddhist monastery”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
伽	藍

Noun

伽藍

1. chữ Hán form of già lam (“pagoda”).