醍醐灌頂

Chinese

		clarified butter; ghee; the essence of Buddhism	irrigate; pour	go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")
trad. (醍醐灌頂)		醍醐	灌	頂
simp. (醍醐灌顶)		醍醐	灌	顶
Literally: “to anoint one's head with ghee”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tíhúguàndǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tai⁴ wu⁴ gun³ ding²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tíhúguàndǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyihwuguanndiing
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi³⁵ xu³⁵ ku̯a̠n⁵¹ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tai⁴ wu⁴ gun³ ding²
  - Yale: tàih wùh gun díng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tai⁴ wu⁴ gun³ ding²
  - Guangdong Romanization: tei⁴ wu⁴ gun³ ding²
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɐi̯²¹ wuː²¹ kuːn³³ tɪŋ³⁵/

Idiom

醍醐灌頂

(Buddhism) to enlighten someone with wisdom for achieving nirvana
(figuratively) to inspire someone with insightful words

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