佛剎

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (佛剎)
simp. (佛刹)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बुद्धक्षेत्र (buddhakṣetra), from बुद्ध (buddha, Buddha) + क्षेत्र (kṣetra, land).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (3) (19)
Final () (60) (71)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III II
Fanqie
Baxter bjut tsrhaet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/bɨut̚/ /t͡ʃʰˠat̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/biut̚/ /ʈ͡ʂʰᵚat̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/biuət̚/ /t͡ʃʰɐt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/but̚/ /ʈ͡ʂʰaɨt̚/
Li
Rong
/biuət̚/ /t͡ʃʰat̚/
Wang
Li
/bĭuət̚/ /t͡ʃʰat̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/bʱi̯uət̚/ /ʈ͡ʂʰăt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
cha
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fat6 caat3

Noun

佛剎

  1. (Buddhism) the abode/realm of a Buddha.
  2. (Buddhism) a Buddhist temple.