彼岸
Chinese
that; those; (one) another) | bank; shore; beach bank; shore; beach; coast | ||
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simp. and trad. (彼岸) |
彼 | 岸 |
Etymology
Literal translation of Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā). Compare the phonetic translation 波羅蜜多/波罗蜜多 (bōluómìduō).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǐ-àn
- Wade–Giles: pi3-an4
- Yale: bǐ-àn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biiann
- Palladius: биань (bianʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bei2 ngon6
- Yale: béi ngohn
- Cantonese Pinyin: bei2 ngon6
- Guangdong Romanization: béi2 ngon6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pei̯³⁵ ŋɔːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: pjeX nganH
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 彼岸
- (literary) opposite bank (of a river, etc.); the other shore; the other side
- (Buddhism) paramita; the perfection of a virtue; the goal to be reached
Synonyms
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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彼 | 岸 |
ひ Grade: S |
がん Grade: 3 |
on'yomi |
Noun
- (Buddhism) the pāramitā (same as Chinese)
- (also お彼岸 (o-higan)) the 7 days including vernal or autumnal equinox in the 4th day. They take a Buddhistic ceremony in this period.
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- Japanese terms spelled with 岸 read as がん
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