沙門
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Chinese
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄇㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shamén
- Wade–Giles: sha1-mên2
- Yale: shā-mén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shamen
- Palladius: шамэнь (šamɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂä⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: srae mwon
Etymology 1
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (沙門) | 沙 | 門 | |
| simp. (沙门) | 沙 | 门 | |
Possibly from Tocharian, likely the Tocharian A ṣāmaṃ (Ji, 1998v12). Ultimately from Sanskrit श्रमण (śramaṇa), possibly via Gandhari 𐨮𐨨𐨣 (ṣamana /ʂəmənə/) (see Karashima, 2010).
Noun
沙門
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar |
opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (沙門) | 沙 | 門 | |
| simp. (沙门) | 沙 | 门 | |
Proper noun
沙門
- (archaic) former name of the Changshan Archipelago between the Shandong and Liaoning peninsulas in northeastern China