三界

Chinese

		three	boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)
simp. and trad. (三界)		三	界

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit त्रैलोक्य (trailokya).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānjiè

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄐㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gaai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-kie / sâm-kiai

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sānjiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄐㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanjieh
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠n⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ gaai³
  - Yale: sāam gaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gaai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ gai³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːm⁵⁵ kɑːi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-kie
  - Hakka Romanization System: sam´ gie
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ gie⁴
  - IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯e⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-kiai
  - Hakka Romanization System: sam´ giai
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ giai⁴
  - IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯ai̯⁵⁵/

Noun

三界

(Buddhism) Trailokya or the “three worlds” of Buddhism

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (三界):

Japanese: 三界 (さんがい) (sangai)
Korean: 삼계 (三界, samgye)
Vietnamese: tam giới (三界)

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