羯磨

Chinese

		castrate a ram; deer's skin	grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub
simp. and trad. (羯磨)		羯	磨

Etymology

Transliterated from the Sanskrit word कर्मन् (karma)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiémó

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
    • Pinyin: jiémó
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄛˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyemo
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 結膜／结膜 羯磨

Noun

羯磨

1. (archaic) karma

Synonyms

• 業