因陀羅
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Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (因陀羅) | 因 | 陀 | 羅 | |
| simp. (因陀罗) | 因 | 陀 | 罗 | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yintuóluó
- Wade–Giles: Yin1-tʻo2-lo2
- Yale: Yīn-twó-lwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Intwoluo
- Palladius: Иньтоло (Inʹtolo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /in⁵⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jan1 to4 lo4
- Yale: yān tòh lòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jan1 to4 lo4
- Guangdong Romanization: yen1 to4 lo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐn⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹ lɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: 'jin da la
Proper noun
因陀羅
- (Hinduism) Indra
- 譬如因陀羅柱，銅鐵作之，於深入地中，四方猛風不能令動。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. mid. 5th century, Guṇabhadra (求那跋陀羅), trans. The Saṃyuktāgama (雜阿含經). English text based on the parallel text SN 56.39 of the Pali Tipiṭaka, trans. Bhikkhu Bodhi.
- Pìrú Yīntuóluó zhù, tóng tiě zuò zhī, yú shēnrù dì zhōng, sìfāng měng fēng bùnéng lìng dòng.
- here was an iron pillar or an Indra’s pillar with a deep base, securely planted, immobile, unshaking. Even if a forceful blast of wind comes—whether from the east, the west, the north, or the south—that pillar would not shake, quake, or tremble.
譬如因陀罗柱，铜铁作之，于深入地中，四方猛风不能令动。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 因陀羅和他的隊伍帶來了群牛。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: Jin Kemu (金克木), trans. The Rigveda X. 89, in 《梵語文學史》 (A History of Sanskrit Literature), 1980. English text based on the translation by Ralph T. H. Griffith.
- Yīntuóluó hé tāde duìwǔ dàilái le qúnniú.
- Indra brought forth the kine with his Companions.
因陀罗和他的队伍带来了群牛。 [MSC, simp.]
- (Buddhism) Sakra