彌勒菩薩
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Chinese
| Maitreya | bodhisattva; kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (彌勒菩薩) | 彌勒 | 菩薩 | |
| simp. (弥勒菩萨) | 弥勒 | 菩萨 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): mei4 lak6 pou4 saat3
- Eastern Min (BUC): Mì-lĕk Bù-sák
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Mílè Púsà
- Wade–Giles: Mi2-lê4 Pʻu2-sa4
- Yale: Mí-lè Pú-sà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mileh Pwusah
- Palladius: Милэ Пуса (Milɛ Pusa)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei4 lak6 pou4 saat3
- Yale: mèih lahk pòuh saat
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei4 lak9 pou4 saat8
- Guangdong Romanization: méi4 leg6 pou4 sad3
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯²¹ lɐk̚² pʰou̯²¹ saːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Mì-lĕk Bù-sák
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi⁵³⁻³³ l̃ɛiʔ⁵ pu⁵³⁻²¹ (s-)lɑʔ²⁴/
- (Fuzhou)
Proper noun
彌勒菩薩
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 彌勒 (“Maitreya; Laughing Buddha”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 彌勒, 彌勒佛, 彌勒菩薩 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 彌勒佛 |
| Singapore | 彌勒佛, 彌勒菩薩 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 彌羅佛 |
| Yangzhou | 彌陀, 笑佛, 彌勒佛 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 彌勒佛 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 彌勒佛 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 摁肚伯公 |
| Yudu | 大肚羅漢 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 彌勒佛, 彌提 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 肥勒, 肥勒爺 |
| Quanzhou | 肥勒 | |
| Zhangzhou | 肥勒, 肥勒佛, 阿肥勒佛仔 | |
| Jieyang | 彌勒佛 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 未來佛 |
| Xianyou | 未來佛 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 和合菩薩 |
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (彌勒菩薩):
- → Japanese: 弥勒菩薩 (Miroku Bosatsu)
- → Korean: 미륵보살(彌勒菩薩) (Mireukbosal)
- → Vietnamese: Di Lặc Bồ Tát (彌勒菩薩)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 彌 | 勒 | 菩 | 薩 |
Proper noun
彌勒菩薩 • (Mireukbosal or McCune-Reischauer: Mirŭkposal or Yale: Milukqposal) (hangeul 미륵보살)
- hanja form? of 미륵보살 (“Maitreya bodhisattva”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 彌 | 勒 | 菩 | 薩 |
Proper noun
彌勒菩薩
- chữ Hán form of Di Lặc Bồ Tát (“Maitreya bodhisattva”).