乾闥婆
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See also: 乾闼婆
Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (乾闥婆) | 乾 | 闥 | 婆 | |
| simp. (乾闼婆) | 乾 | 闼 | 婆 | |
Etymology
From Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva) / Pali gandhabba.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄚˋ ㄆㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciántàpó
- Wade–Giles: chʻien2-tʻa4-pʻo2
- Yale: chyán-tà-pwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyantahpor
- Palladius: цяньтапо (cjanʹtapo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰä⁵¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kin4 taat3 po4
- Yale: kìhn taat pòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: kin4 taat8 po4
- Guangdong Romanization: kin4 tad3 po4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰiːn²¹ tʰaːt̚³ pʰɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: gjen that ba
Noun
乾闥婆
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (乾闥婆):
- → Japanese: 乾闥婆 (kendatsuba)
- → Korean: 건달바(乾闥婆) (geondalba)
- → Vietnamese: Càn Thát Bà (乾闥婆)