比丘尼

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (比丘尼)		比丘	尼
simp. #(比丘尼)		比丘	尼

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali bhikkhunī, from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǐqiūní

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄋㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei² jau¹ nei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǐqiūní
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄋㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǐciouní
    • Wade–Giles: pi³-chʻiu¹-ni²
    • Yale: bǐ-chyōu-ní
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biichiouni
    • Palladius: бицюни (bicjuni)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ni³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bei² jau¹ nei⁴
    • Yale: béi yāu nèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bei² jau¹ nei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: béi² yeo¹ néi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯³⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵ nei̯²¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 比丘尼

1. (Buddhism) bhikkhuni; Buddhist nun

Synonyms

• 尼姑 (nígū)
• 姑子 (gūzi)
• (Min Nan) 菜姑 (chhài-ko͘), 齋姨／斋姨

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
比	丘	尼
び Grade: 5	く Grade: S	に Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali bhikkhunī, from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī).

Noun

比(び)丘(く)尼(に) • (bikuni) 

1. bhikkhuni

Derived terms

• 伊勢比丘尼(いせびくに) (ise bikuni)
• 浮世比丘尼(うきよびくに) (ukiyo bikuni)
• 歌比丘尼(うたびくに) (uta bikuni)
• 絵解(えと)き比丘尼(びくに) (etoki bikuni)
• 勧進比丘尼(かんじんびくに) (kanjin bikuni)
• 熊野比丘尼(くまのびくに) (kumano bikuni)
• 科負(とがお)い比丘尼(びくに) (togaoi bikuni)
• 二人比丘尼(ににんびくに) (ninin bikuni)
• 八百比丘尼(はっぴゃくびくに) (happyaku bikuni)
• 比丘尼足駄(びくにあしだ) (bikuni ashida)
• 比丘尼御所(びくにごしょ) (bikuni gosho)
• 比丘尼雪駄(びくにせった) (bikuni setta)
• 比丘尼宿(びくにやど) (bikuni yado)
• 屁負(へお)い比丘尼(びくに) (heoi bikuni)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
比	丘	尼

Noun

比丘尼 • (biguni) (hangeul 비구니)

1. Hanja form^? of 비구니 (“bhikkhuni”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
比	丘	尼

Noun

比丘尼

1. chữ Hán form of tỉ-khâu-ni (“bhikkhuni”).