永劫

Chinese

		forever; always; perpetual(ly)	kalpa
simp. and trad. (永劫)		永	劫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒngjié

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wing⁵ gip³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒngjié
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒngjié
    • Wade–Giles: yung³-chieh²
    • Yale: yǔng-jyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeongjye
    • Palladius: юнцзе (juncze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wing⁵ gip³
    • Yale: wíhng gip
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wing⁵ gip⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: wing⁵ gib³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɪŋ¹³ kiːp̚³/

Noun

永劫

1. (originally from Buddhism) eternity

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “永劫” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
永	劫
えい Grade: 5	ごう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

eiɡopu > eiɡoɸu > *eiɡowu > eiɡou > eiɡoː (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えーごー [èégóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [e̞ːɡo̞ː]

Noun

永(えい)劫(ごう) • (eigō) ^{←えいごふ (eigofu)?}

1. eternity; eon

   永劫(えいごう)に続(つづ)く

   eigō ni tsuzuku

   continue eternally

   永劫(えいごう)回帰(かいき)

   eigō kaiki

   eternal return

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
永	劫
よう Grade: 5	ごう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

jauɡopu > jauɡoɸu > *jauɡowu > jauɡou > joːɡoː (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

永(よう)劫(ごう) • (yōgō) ^{←やうごふ (yaugofu)?}

1. eternity; eon

See also

• 万(まん)劫(ごう) (mangō)

Korean

Hanja in this term
永	劫

Noun

永劫 • (yeonggeop) (hangeul 영겁)

1. Hanja form^? of 영겁.