| founder of a Buddhist sect; Buddha | to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (佛祖生) |
佛祖 | 生 | |
佛祖生
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 佛誕, 佛誕日, 佛誕節, 浴佛節, 灌佛會 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 佛誕 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 佛誕 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 四月八, 佛祖生 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 洗佛 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 四月八, 佛祖生 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 四月八, 佛祖生 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 四月八, 佛祖生 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 四月初八 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 佛祖生 |
| Quanzhou | 佛祖生 | |
| Jinjiang | 佛生日 | |
| Zhangzhou | 佛祖生, 尪公生 | |