面壁
Chinese
face; side; surface; aspect; top |
wall; rampart | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (面壁) |
面 | 壁 | |
| Literally: “to face the wall”. | |||
Etymology
Bodhidharma, the Buddhist monk credited with transmitting Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China, was said to have practised wall-gazing for nine years near the Shaolin Monastery.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miannbih
- IPA (key): /mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: min6 bik1
- Yale: mihn bīk
- Cantonese Pinyin: min6 bik7
- Guangdong Romanization: min6 big1
- IPA (key): /miːn²² pɪk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 面 | 壁 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 仙 (77) | 錫 (127) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | IV |
| Fanqie | 彌箭切 | 北激切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/miᴇnH/ | /pek̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/miɛnH/ | /pek̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/mjænH/ | /pɛk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/mianH/ | /pɛjk̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/miɛnH/ | /pek̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/mĭɛnH/ | /piek̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/mi̯ɛnH/ | /piek̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
miàn | bi |
Verb
面壁
- (Buddhism) to sit facing the wall in meditation
- (figuratively, especially Buddhism) to study or work with undivided attention
- (in general) to face the wall (especially as a punishment); to stand facing the wall (to self-reflect)
Derived terms
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