阿彌陀佛

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See also: 阿弥陀佛

Chinese

phonetic Buddha; Buddhism
trad. (阿彌陀佛)
simp. (阿弥陀佛)
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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमिताभ (amitābha, limitless light).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1
Initial () (34) (4) (7) (3)
Final () (94) (11) (94) (60)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open Closed
Division () I III I III
Fanqie
Baxter 'a mjie da bjut
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔɑ/ /miᴇ/ /dɑ/ /bɨut̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔɑ/ /miɛ/ /dɑ/ /biut̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔɑ/ /mjɛ/ /dɑ/ /biuət̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔa/ /miə̆/ /da/ /but̚/
Li
Rong
/ʔɑ/ /mie/ /dɑ/ /biuət̚/
Wang
Li
/ /mǐe/ /dɑ/ /bĭuət̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔɑ/ /mie̯/ /dʱɑ/ /bʱi̯uət̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ē tuó
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
o1 mei4 to4 fat6

Proper noun

阿彌陀佛

  1. (Buddhism) Amitābha
    Synonyms: 無量光佛无量光佛, 無量壽佛无量寿佛

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (阿彌陀佛):

Interjection

阿彌陀佛

  1. (Buddhism) An expression for praying to Buddha for protection or thanksgiving.
  2. (Buddhism) A greeting used when meeting Buddhist monks or nuns, and by Buddhist monks and nuns when meeting people.
  3. (Cantonese) Buddha bless you

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō

Jinmeiyō

Jinmeiyō
ぶつ
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 阿彌陀佛 – see the following entry.
阿弥陀仏あみだぶつ
Amitābha
(This term, 阿彌陀佛, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

阿彌陀佛 (Amitabul) (hangeul 아미타불)

  1. hanja form? of 아미타불 (Amitābha)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

阿彌陀佛

  1. chữ Hán form of A Di Đà Phật (Amitābha Buddha).