比丘

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (比丘)		比	丘

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali bhikkhu. Cognate with Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǐqiū

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei² jau¹
Min Nan (POJ): pí-khiu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǐqiū
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biichiou
  - IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei² jau¹
  - Yale: béi yāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei² jau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: béi² yeo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pei̯³⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pí-khiu
  - Tâi-lô: pí-khiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: py'qiw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiu³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰiu⁴⁴/

Noun

比丘

(Buddhism) bhikkhu; Buddhist monk

Synonyms

僧 (sēng)
和尚 (héshàng)
僧人 (sēngrén)

Derived terms

比丘尼 (bǐqiūní)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
比	丘
び Grade: 5	く Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali bhikkhu, from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu).^[1]

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) びく [bíꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [bʲikɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

比丘 (hiragana びく, rōmaji biku)

(Buddhism) bhikkhu

Synonyms

苾 (びっ)蒭 (しゅ) (bisshu)

References

1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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