觀音

See also: 观音

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

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): gun¹ jam¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gon¹ yim¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Kôn-yîm
• Min Dong (BUC): Guăng-nĭng
• 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/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gon¹ yim¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kᵘɔn³³ ʒim³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kôn-yîm
    • Hakka Romanization System: gon´ im´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gon¹ yim¹
    • IPA: /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ im²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kôn-yîm
    • Hakka Romanization System: gon´ (r)im´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gon¹ yim¹
    • IPA: /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)im²⁴/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Guăng-nĭng
    • IPA ^(key): /kuaŋ⁵⁵ nˡiŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koan-im
    • Tâi-lô: Kuan-im
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koan'ym
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ im⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² im⁴⁴/

Proper noun

觀音

1. (Buddhism) Guanyin

Synonyms

• 觀世音／观世音 (Guānshìyīn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (觀音):

• Japanese: 観 (かん)音 (のん) ‎(Kannon)
• Korean: 관음 (觀音, Gwaneum)
• Vietnamese: Quan Âm ‎(觀音)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
觀	音
かん Hyōgaiji	おん > のん Grade: 1

Proper noun

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

1. Kyūjitai spelling of 観音

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Korean

Hanja in this term
觀	音

Proper noun

觀音 • ‎(Gwaneum, McCune-Reischauer: Kwanŭm, Yale: Kwan.um) ‎(hangeul 관음)

1. Hanja form^? of 관음, “Guanyin”.

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
觀	音

Proper noun

觀音 (Quan Âm)

1. Hán tự form of Quan Âm, “Guanyin”