北傳

See also: 北传

Chinese

		northern	tradition
trad. (北傳)		北	傳
simp. (北传)		北	传

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běichuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běichuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běichuán
    • Wade–Giles: pei³-chʻuan²
    • Yale: běi-chwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beeichwan
    • Palladius: бэйчуань (bɛjčuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

Adjective

北傳

1. (Buddhism) Mahayana

Synonyms

• 大乘 (Dàchéng)

Coordinate terms

• 南傳／南传 (nánchuán, “Theravada”)