恆河沙
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See also: 恒河沙
Chinese
| Ganges River | granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (恆河沙) | 恆河 | 沙 | |
| simp. (恒河沙) | 恒河 | 沙 | |
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit गंगानदी वालुका (gaṃgānadī vālukā, “sand of the Ganges River”).
The current usage as the number 1052 was re-imported from the Japanese usage which first fixed by the Jinkōki (塵劫記), 1634.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hénghésha
- Wade–Giles: hêng2-ho2-sha1
- Yale: héng-hé-shā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hernghersha
- Palladius: хэнхэша (xɛnxɛša)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hang4 ho4 saa1
- Yale: hàhng hòh sā
- Cantonese Pinyin: hang4 ho4 saa1
- Guangdong Romanization: heng4 ho4 sa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐŋ²¹ hɔː²¹ saː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: hong ha srae
Noun
恆河沙
- (etymology, Buddhism) countless number like the total of the grains of sand on the Ganges
- the number 1052
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (恆河沙):
- → Japanese: 恒河沙 (gōgasha)
- → Korean: 항하사(恒河沙) (hanghasa)
- → Vietnamese: hằng hà sa (恒河沙)