三昧

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (三昧)		三	昧

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānmèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄇㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ mui⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānmèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄇㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanmèi
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-mei⁴
    • Yale: sān-mèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanmey
    • Palladius: саньмэй (sanʹmɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ mui⁶
    • Yale: sāam muih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ mui⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ mui⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ muːi̯²²/

Noun

三昧

1. (Buddhism) samadhi

   Synonyms: 三摩地 (sānmódì), 定 (dìng)

2. (figurative) knack; secret

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (三昧):

• → Japanese: 三(さん)昧(まい) (sanmai)
• → Korean: 삼매(三昧) (sammae)
• → Vietnamese: tam muội (三昧)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	昧
さん Grade: 1	まい Grade: S
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
三	昧
さん > ざん Grade: 1	まい Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 三昧, from Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さんまい [sàńmáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sã̠mːa̠i]

• • (noun only)

Noun

三(さん)昧(まい) • (sanmai) 

1. (Buddhism) samadhi

Suffix

三(ざん)昧(まい) • (-zanmai) 

1. (figuratively) doing something to one's heart's content

Usage notes

• Attaches to nouns or na-adjectives.

Korean

Hanja in this term
三	昧

Noun

三昧 • (sammae) (hangeul 삼매)

1. Hanja form^? of 삼매 (“samadhi”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
三	昧

Noun

三昧

1. chữ Hán form of tam muội (“samadhi”).