阿彌陀佛

See also: 阿弥陀佛

Chinese

		phonetic	Buddha; Buddhism
trad. (阿彌陀佛)		阿彌陀	佛
simp. (阿弥陀佛)		阿弥陀	佛

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमिताभ (amitābha, “limitless light”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Ēmítuófó, Āmítuófó

  (Zhuyin): ㄜ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ, ㄚ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶, o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶, o¹ lei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶
• Gan (Wiktionary): ngo¹ mi to² fiit⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Ô-mì-thò-fu̍t / Â-mì-thò-fu̍t / Ô-nî-thò-fu̍t
• Eastern Min (BUC): Ŏ̤-mì-tò̤-hŭk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): O͘-mî-tô-hu̍t / O͘-mî-tô͘-hu̍t / O͘-mí-tô͘-hu̍t / A-mî-tô-hu̍t / A-mî-tô͘-hu̍t / O͘-bí-tô͘-hu̍t / O-bí-tô-hu̍t / O-mí-tô-hu̍t / O-mî-tô-hu̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): o¹ ni⁵ to⁵ hug⁸ / o¹ ni⁵ to³ hug⁴

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹o-mi-du-veq / ³ou₁-mi₂-dou₂ ⁸veq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Ēmítuófó
    • Zhuyin: ㄜ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Emítuófó
    • Wade–Giles: O¹-mi²-tʻo²-fo²
    • Yale: Ē-mí-twó-fwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Emitwofor
    • Palladius: Эмитофо (Emitofo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Āmítuófó
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Amítuófó
    • Wade–Giles: A¹-mi²-tʻo²-fo²
    • Yale: Ā-mí-twó-fwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Amitwofor
    • Palladius: Амитофо (Amitofo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶, o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶, o¹ lei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶
    • Yale: ō mèih tòh faht, ō nēi tòh faht, ō lèih tòh faht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁹, o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁹, o¹ lei⁴ to⁴ fat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: o¹ méi⁴ to⁴ fed⁶, o¹ néi^4-1 to⁴ fed⁶, o¹ léi⁴ to⁴ fed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔː⁵⁵ mei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /ɔː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /ɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: ngo¹ mi to² fiit⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋo⁴² mi² tʰo²⁴ fɨt̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ô-mì-thò-fu̍t / Â-mì-thò-fu̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: o´ miˇ toˇ fud / a´ miˇ toˇ fud
    • Hagfa Pinyim: o¹ mi² to² fud⁶ / a¹ mi² to² fud⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /o²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/, /a²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ô-nî-thò-fu̍t / Â-mì-thò-fu̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: o´ ni´ toˇ fud / a´ miˇ toˇ fud
    • Hagfa Pinyim: o¹ ni¹ to² fud⁶ / a¹ mi² to² fud⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /o²⁴⁻¹¹ ni²⁴ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/, /a²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Ŏ̤-mì-tò̤-hŭk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /o⁵⁵ mi⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ^(tʰ-)lo⁵³⁻³³ ^(h-)uʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-mî-tô-hu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: Oo-mî-tô-hu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: omi'doi'hut
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²³⁻³³ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² to²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-mî-tô͘-hu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: Oo-mî-tôo-hu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: omi'do'hut
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ mĩ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-mí-tô͘-hu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: Oo-mí-tôo-hu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: omy'do'hut
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ mĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-mî-tô-hu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: A-mî-tô-hu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ami'doi'hut
    • IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² to²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-mî-tô͘-hu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: A-mî-tôo-hu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ami'do'hut
    • IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-bí-tô͘-hu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: Oo-bí-tôo-hu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: o'by'do'hut
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O-bí-tô-hu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: O-bí-tô-hu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oi'by'doi'hut
    • IPA (Taipei): /o⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O-mí-tô-hu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: O-mí-tô-hu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oimy'doi'hut
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /o⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O-mî-tô-hu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: O-mî-tô-hu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oimi'doi'hut
    • IPA (Taipei): /o⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²³⁻³³ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: o¹ ni⁵ to⁵ hug⁸ / o¹ ni⁵ to³ hug⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: o nî thô hu̍k / o nî thò huk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /o³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huk̚⁴/, /o³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰo²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huk̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹o-mi-du-veq
    • MiniDict: o^平 mi du veh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹o-mi-du-veq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /o⁵⁵ mi³³ du³³ vəʔ²¹/
  • (Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ³ou₁-mi₂-dou₂ ⁸veq
    • MiniDict: ou^平 mi^平 dou^平 veh^入
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /əu⁵⁵ mi¹¹ dəu vəʔ²³/

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• Middle Chinese: 'a mjie da bjut

Rime
Character	阿	彌	陀	佛
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	明 (4)	定 (7)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	支 (11)	歌 (94)	物 (60)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	III	I	III
Fanqie	烏何切	武移切	徒河切	符弗切
Baxter	'a	mjie	da	bjut
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑ/	/miᴇ/	/dɑ/	/bɨut̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑ/	/miɛ/	/dɑ/	/biut̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑ/	/mjɛ/	/dɑ/	/biuət̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔa/	/miə̆/	/da/	/but̚/
Li Rong	/ʔɑ/	/mie/	/dɑ/	/biuət̚/
Wang Li	/ɑ/	/mǐe/	/dɑ/	/bĭuət̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔɑ/	/mie̯/	/dʱɑ/	/bʱi̯uət̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ē	mí	tuó	fú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	o1	mei4	to4	fat6

Proper noun

阿彌陀佛

1. (Buddhism) Amitābha

   Synonyms: 無量光佛／无量光佛, 無量壽佛／无量寿佛

Derived terms

• 南無阿彌陀佛／南无阿弥陀佛

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (阿彌陀佛):

• → Japanese: 阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶつ) (Amidabutsu)
• → Korean: 아미타불(阿彌陀佛) (Amitabul)
• → Vietnamese: A Di Đà Phật (阿彌陀佛)

Interjection

阿彌陀佛

1. (Buddhism) An expression for praying to Buddha for protection or thanksgiving.
2. (Buddhism) A greeting used when meeting Buddhist monks or nuns, and by Buddhist monks and nuns when meeting people.
3. (Cantonese) God bless you

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿	彌	陀	佛
あ Jinmeiyō	み Jinmeiyō	だ Jinmeiyō	ぶつ Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 阿彌陀佛 – see the following entry.

【阿弥陀仏あみだぶつ】 [proper noun] Amitābha Alternative spellings あみだぼとけ, あみだぶ, あみだほとけ

(This term, 阿彌陀佛, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
阿	彌	陀	佛

Proper noun

阿彌陀佛 • (Amitabul) (hangeul 아미타불)

1. Hanja form^? of 아미타불 (“Amitābha”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
阿	彌	陀	佛

Proper noun

阿彌陀佛

1. chữ Hán form of A Di Đà Phật (“Amitābha”).