文殊
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Chinese
Etymology 1
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (文殊) | 文 | 殊 | |
| simp. #(文殊) | 文 | 殊 | |
Short for 文殊師利／文殊师利 (Wénshūshīlì).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): man4 syu4
- Eastern Min (BUC): Ùng-sṳ̀
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Bûn-sû
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wúnshu
- Wade–Giles: Wên2-shu1
- Yale: Wén-shū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wenshu
- Palladius: Вэньшу (Vɛnʹšu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wən³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: man4 syu4
- Yale: màhn syùh
- Cantonese Pinyin: man4 sy4
- Guangdong Romanization: men4 xu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐn²¹ syː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Ùng-sṳ̀
- Sinological IPA (key): /uŋ⁵³⁻³³ (s-)ny⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: mjun dzyu
Proper noun
文殊
Etymology 2
language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle |
unique | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (文殊) | 文 | 殊 | |
| simp. #(文殊) | 文 | 殊 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wúnshu
- Wade–Giles: Wên2-shu1
- Yale: Wén-shū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wenshu
- Palladius: Вэньшу (Vɛnʹšu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wən³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
文殊
References
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“文殊” in 佛學大辭典 .
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 文 | 殊 |
| もん Grade: 1 |
じゅ Grade: S |
| goon | |
Etymology
Literary Chinese 文殊 (Wénshū), Sanskrit मञ्जुश्री (mañjuśrī)