比丘
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Etymology
Borrowed from Pali bhikkhu. Cognate with Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǐciou
- Wade–Giles: pi3-chʻiu1
- Yale: bǐ-chyōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biichiou
- Palladius: бицю (bicju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bei2 jau1
- Yale: béi yāu
- Cantonese Pinyin: bei2 jau1
- Guangdong Romanization: béi2 yeo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pei̯³⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
比丘
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 比丘尼 (bǐqiūní)
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“比丘” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
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