觀音
See also: 观音
Chinese
to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery |
sound; noise; news | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (觀音) | 觀 | 音 | |
| simp. (观音) | 观 | 音 | |
Etymology
“One who looks down upon sound” (i.e. the cries of sentient beings who need help).
Translation of Sanskrit अवलोकितस्वर (avalokitasvara, literally “down-observe-sound”), the original form of अवलोकितेश्वर (avalokiteśvara, “Avalokiteśvara”), a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas.
Synonymous with 觀世音／观世音 (Guānshìyīn, “observe-world-sound”), which also interprets the middle element of the Sanskrit compound as लोक (loka, “world”).
Compare Tibetan སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས (spyan ras gzigs, literally “one who looks down with an unwavering eye”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
觀音
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
- → Burmese: ကွမ်ယင် (kwam-yang)
- → English: Guanyin
- → Indonesian: Kwan Im
- → Thai: กวนอิม
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 觀 | 音 |
| かん Hyōgaiji |
おん > のん Grade: 1 |
Proper noun
觀音 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 観音, hiragana かんのん, rōmaji Kannon)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 觀 | 音 |
Proper noun
觀音 • (Gwaneum, McCune-Reischauer: Kwanŭm, Yale: Kwan.um) (hangeul 관음)
Vietnamese
| Hán tự in this word | |
|---|---|
| 觀 | 音 |
Proper noun
觀音 (Quan Âm)
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