波羅蜜

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See also: 波罗蜜

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (波羅蜜)		波	羅	蜜
simp. (波罗蜜)		波	罗	蜜

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bōluómì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bo¹ lo⁴ mat⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pho-lô-bi̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bōluómì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: boluómì
  - Wade–Giles: po¹-lo²-mi⁴
  - Yale: bwō-lwó-mì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: boluomih
  - Palladius: боломи (bolomi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ mi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    波羅蜜 / 波罗蜜
    菠蘿蜜 / 菠萝蜜
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bo¹ lo⁴ mat⁶
  - Yale: bō lòh maht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bo¹ lo⁴ mat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bo¹ lo⁴ med⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹ mɐt̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pho-lô-bi̍t
  - Tâi-lô: pho-lô-bi̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoiloi'bit
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ²³⁻³³ bit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ lo²⁴⁻¹¹ bit̚⁴/

Middle Chinese: pa la mjit

Rime
Character	波	羅	蜜
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	來 (37)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	戈 (95)	歌 (94)	質 (48)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I	III
Fanqie	博禾切	魯何切	彌畢切
Baxter	pa	la	mjit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/miɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mjet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pwa/	/la/	/mit̚/
Li Rong	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/miĕt̚/
Wang Li	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mĭĕt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mi̯ĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bō	luó	mì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bo¹	lo⁴	mat⁶

Noun

波羅蜜

(Buddhism) paramita; perfection or culmination of certain virtues
Alternative form of 菠蘿蜜 / 菠萝蜜 (bōluómì, “jackfruit”)

Synonyms

(paramita): 彼岸 (bǐ'àn), 波羅蜜多／波罗蜜多 (bōluómìduō)

Derived terms

六波羅蜜 / 六波罗蜜
般若波羅蜜多心經 / 般若波罗蜜多心经 (Bōrě Bōluómìduō Xīnjīng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
波	羅	蜜
は Grade: 3	ら Grade: S	みつ Grade: S

Etymology

Alternative reading paramitsu reborrowed from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā).

Noun

波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みつ) or 波羅蜜(ハラミツ) or 波羅蜜(ぱらみつ) or 波羅蜜(パラミツ) • (haramitsu or paramitsu)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
波	羅	蜜

Noun

波羅蜜

chữ Hán form of ba-la-mật (“paramita”).

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