色即是空,空即是色
Chinese
colour; dice; look colour; dice; look; appearance |
namely; right away; to approach namely; right away; to approach; to draw near |
be; yes; this | emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain |
emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain |
namely; right away; to approach namely; right away; to approach; to draw near |
be; yes; this | colour; dice; look colour; dice; look; appearance | |||
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trad. (色即是空,空即是色) | 色 | 即 | 是 | 空 | , | 空 | 即 | 是 | 色 | |
simp. #(色即是空,空即是色) | 色 | 即 | 是 | 空 | , | 空 | 即 | 是 | 色 | |
alternative forms | 色則是空,空則是色/色则是空,空则是色 色即是空 空即是色 |
Etymology
From the Heart Sutra.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ ㄎㄨㄥ , ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ ㄙㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sè jí shìh kong, kong jí shìh sè
- Wade–Giles: sê4 chi2 shih4 kʻung1, kʻung1 chi2 shih4 sê4
- Yale: sè jí shr̀ kūng-, kūng jí shr̀ sè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: seh jyi shyh kong, kong jyi shyh seh
- Palladius: сэ цзи ши кун, кун цзи ши сэ (sɛ czi ši kun, kun czi ši sɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sik1 zik1 si6 hung1, hung1 zik1 si6 sik1
- Yale: sīk jīk sih hūng, hūng jīk sih sīk
- Cantonese Pinyin: sik7 dzik7 si6 hung1, hung1 dzik7 si6 sik7
- Guangdong Romanization: xig1 jig1 xi6 hung1, hung1 jig1 xi6 xig1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪk̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ siː²² hʊŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ siː²² sɪk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: srik tsik dzyeX khuwng khuwng tsik dzyeX srik
Phrase
- (Buddhism) Form is precisely emptiness and emptiness precisely form.
- (reinterpretation of the phrase, humorous) Lust is void, and void is lust. / Lust is nothing worthy of your pursuit. (often as an admonishment)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (色即是空,空即是色):
- → Japanese: 色即是空、空即是色 (shiki soku ze kū, kū soku ze shiki)
- → Korean: 색즉시공 공즉시색(色卽是空 空卽是色)
- → Vietnamese: sắc tức thị không, không tức thị sắc (色即是空,空即是色)
Others:
- Malay: isi adalah kosong, kosong adalah isi
- Vietnamese: sắc tức là không, không tức là sắc
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