般若湯

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Chinese

prajñā; Buddhist transcendental wisdom soup; hot water
trad. (般若湯) 般若
simp. (般若汤) 般若

Pronunciation


Noun

般若湯

  1. (Buddhism, euphemistic) alcohol; wine

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (般若湯):

References

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: S
にゃ
Grade: 6
とう
Grade: 3
kan'on goon kan'on

From Middle Chinese 般若湯 (MC pan nyaeX thang).

Pronunciation

Noun

(はん)(にゃ)(とう) or 般若湯(ハンニャトウ) (hannyatō

  1. (Buddhism, euphemistic) wine; saké