藥王

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Chinese

medicine; drug; cure king; Wang (proper name)
trad. (藥王)
simp. (药王)

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit भैषज्यराज (bhaiṣajyarāja).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2 2/2
Initial () (36) (35) (35)
Final () (107) (106) (106)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed Closed
Division () III III III
Fanqie
Baxter yak hjwang hjwangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jɨɐk̚/ /ɦʉɐŋ/ /ɦʉɐŋH/
Pan
Wuyun
/jiɐk̚/ /ɦʷiɐŋ/ /ɦʷiɐŋH/
Shao
Rongfen
/iɑk̚/ /ɣiuɑŋ/ /ɣiuɑŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/jɨak̚/ /ɦuaŋ/ /ɦuaŋH/
Li
Rong
/iak̚/ /ɣiuaŋ/ /ɣiuaŋH/
Wang
Li
/jĭak̚/ /ɣĭwaŋ/ /ɣĭwaŋH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/i̯ak̚/ /iwaŋ/ /iwaŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yuè wáng wàng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
joek6 wong4 wong6

Proper noun

藥王

  1. (Buddhism) (~菩薩) Bhaiṣajyarāja bodhisattva

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