觀音

Chinese

		Taoist monastery; to look at; to watch Taoist monastery; to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold	sound; noise; news
trad. (觀音)		觀	音
simp. (观音)		观	音

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Guānyīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ ㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gun¹ jam¹
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): kôn-yîm
• Min Nan (POJ): Koan-im

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: Guānyīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄧㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guanin
    • IPA ^(key): /ku̯a̠n⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gun¹ jam¹
    • Yale: gūn yām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gun¹ jam¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kuːn⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôn-yîm
    • IPA (Siyen, including Miaoli): /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ jim²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koan-im
    • Tâi-lô: Kuan-im
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ im⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan³⁴⁻²² im³⁴/

Proper noun

觀音

1. (Buddhism) Guanyin

Synonyms

• Guānshìyīn 觀世音

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Japanese

shinjitai	観音
simplified	观音
traditional	觀音

Kanji in this term
觀	音
Hyōgaiji	Grade: 1

Proper noun

觀音 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 観音, hiragana かんのん, romaji Kannon)

1. Kannon (Guanyin)

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Vietnamese

Proper noun

觀音 (Quan Âm)

1. Guanyin

Synonyms

• Quan Thế Âm