觀世音

See also: 观世音

Chinese

		to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	sound; noise; news
trad. (觀世音)		觀	世	音
simp. (观世音)		观	世	音

Etymology

“One who perceives the sound of the world”. See 觀音／观音 (Guānyīn).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Guānshìyīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕˋ ㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gun¹ sai³ jam¹
• Min Dong (BUC): Guăng-sié^→sí-ĭng
• Min Nan (POJ): Koan-sè-im

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: Guānshìyīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕˋ ㄧㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guanshyhin
    • IPA ^(key): /ku̯a̠n⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ in⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gun¹ sai³ jam¹
    • Yale: gūn sai yām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gun¹ sai³ jam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gun¹ sei³ yem¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kuːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ jɐm⁵⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Guăng-sié^→sí-ĭng
    • IPA ^(key): /kuaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^(s-)ni²¹³⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koan-sè-im
    • Tâi-lô: Kuan-sè-im
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koansea'ym
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan³³ se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ im³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se²¹⁻⁴¹ im⁴⁴/

Proper noun

觀世音

1. (～菩薩) (Buddhism) Guanyin

Synonyms

• 觀音／观音 (Guānyīn)