金剛
See also: 金刚
Contents
Chinese[edit]
| metal; gold; money | hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (金剛) | 金 | 剛 | |
| simp. (金刚) | 金 | 刚 | |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingang
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: gam1 gong1
- Yale: gām gōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gam1 gong1
- Guangdong Romanization: gem1 gong1
- IPA (key): /kɐm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîm-kông
- Hakka Romanization System: gim´ gong´
- Hagfa Pinyim: gim1 gong1
- IPA: /kim²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Nan
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
金剛
- (～石) diamond
- (figuratively) an object that is extremely hard and strong
- (Buddhism) vajra
- pupa of some insects
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Phono-semantic matching of English King Kong.
Proper noun[edit]
金剛
- King Kong (a fictional giant ape)
Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 金 | 剛 |
| こん Grade: 1 |
ごう Grade: S |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese compound 金剛 (kim kang, literally “metal + strong, hard”). Compare modern Cantonese reading gam1 gong1.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
金剛 (hiragana こんごう, rōmaji kongō, historical hiragana こんがう)
- Buddhist term of Vajra, literally meaning both "Diamond" & "Thunderbolt," referring to the symbolic nature of both that of a diamond, (in that it can cut any substance, but can not, itself, be cut,) and that of the thunderbolt, (an irresistible force)
- the firmness of one's own spirit, and the strength of one's own spiritual power
- (Buddhism) short for 金剛杵 (kongōsho): a vajra, a dorje: a kind of double-headed scepter used in esoteric Buddhism
- (figuratively, literally) something extremely hard, of extreme strength
- short for 金剛石 (kongōseki): diamond as a mineral or gemstone
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
See also[edit]
See also
References[edit]
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