阿鼻

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Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(阿鼻)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अवीचि (avīci).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (34) (3)
Final () (94) (15)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter 'a bjijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔɑ/ /biɪH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔɑ/ /biH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔɑ/ /bjɪH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔa/ /biH/
Li
Rong
/ʔɑ/ /biH/
Wang
Li
/ /biH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ʔɑ/ /bʱiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ē
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
o1 bei6

Noun

阿鼻

  1. (~地獄) (Buddhism) Avīci (the lowest level of the “hellrealm)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Japanese: 阿鼻 (abi)

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