禪定
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See also: 禅定
Chinese
abdicate; meditation; abstraction abdicate; meditation; abstraction; (Zen) Buddhism |
to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (禪定) | 禪 | 定 | |
| simp. (禅定) | 禅 | 定 | |
Etymology
Clipping of Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna) + Chinese 定 (dìng).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chándìng
- Wade–Giles: chʻan2-ting4
- Yale: chán-dìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charndinq
- Palladius: чаньдин (čanʹdin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ tiŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sim4 ding6
- Yale: sìhm dihng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sim4 ding6
- Guangdong Romanization: xim4 ding6
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːm²¹ tɪŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
禪定
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 禪 | 定 |
| ぜん Jinmeiyō |
じょう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 禪定 – see the following entry: 禅定 |
(The following entry is uncreated: 禅定.)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 禪 | 定 |
Noun
- hanja form? of 선정 (“(Buddhism) concentration in meditation”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 禪 | 定 |
Noun
禪定
- chữ Hán form of thiền định (“(Buddhism) concentration in meditation”).