圓滿

Chinese

		circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify	to fill; to fulfil; filled to fill; to fulfil; filled; packed; Manchurian
trad. (圓滿)		圓	滿
simp. (圆满)		圆	满

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit परिपूर्ण (paripūrṇa).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánmǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ mun⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yèn-mân / yàn-mân
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): oân-boán

  (Teochew, Peng'im): in⁵ muan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánmǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánmǎn
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-man³
    • Yale: ywán-mǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanmaan
    • Palladius: юаньмань (juanʹmanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ mun⁵
    • Yale: yùhn múhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ mun⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ mun⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ muːn¹³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 圓滿／圆满 完滿／完满

• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn-mân
    • Hakka Romanization System: ienˇ man´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan² man¹
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯en¹¹ man²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn-mân
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)ianˇ man´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan² man¹
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹ man²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oân-boán
    • Tâi-lô: uân-buán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oanboarn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /uan²⁴⁻²² buan⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /uan²⁴⁻²² buan⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /uan¹³⁻²² buan⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /uan²⁴⁻¹¹ buan⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /uan²³⁻³³ buan⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: in⁵ muan²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: îⁿ muáⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mũã⁵²/

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• Middle Chinese: zjwen|hjwen manX

Rime
Character	圓	圓	滿
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	邪 (17)	云 (35)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	仙 (78)	仙 (80)	桓 (62)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III	I
Fanqie	似宣切	王權切	莫旱切
Baxter	zjwen	hjwen	manX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ziuᴇn/	/ɦˠiuᴇn/	/muɑnX/
Pan Wuyun	/zʷiɛn/	/ɦʷᵚiɛn/	/mʷɑnX/
Shao Rongfen	/zjuæn/	/ɣiuæn/	/muɑnX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/zwian/	/ɦwian/	/mwanX/
Li Rong	/ziuɛn/	/ɣjuɛn/	/muɑnX/
Wang Li	/zĭwɛn/	/ɣĭwɛn/	/muɑnX/
Bernard Karlgren	/zi̯wɛn/	/i̯wɛn/	/muɑnX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xuán	yuán	mǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cyun4	jyun4	mun5

Adjective

圓滿

1. satisfactory; successful; consummate; perfect

   圓滿結束／圆满结束  ―  yuánmǎn jiéshù  ―  to come to a successful end

   取得圓滿結果／取得圆满结果  ―  qǔdé yuánmǎn jiéguǒ  ―  to get a successful result

   結局非常圓滿。／结局非常圆满。  ―  Jiéjú fēicháng yuánmǎn.  ―  The ending is very satisfactory.

Synonyms

• 亹亹 (wěiwěi) (literary)
• 佼好 (jiǎohǎo) (literary)
• 妙 (miào)
• 妙善 (miàoshàn) (literary)
• 完滿／完满 (wánmǎn)
• 美善 (měishàn) (literary)
• 美好 (měihǎo)
• 美妙 (měimiào)
• 美滿／美满 (měimǎn)
• 錦繡／锦绣 (jǐnxiù) (figurative)

 

Derived terms

• 功德圓滿／功德圆满 (gōngdéyuánmǎn)
• 功行圓滿／功行圆满
• 大圓滿／大圆满 (Dàyuánmǎn)
• 大圓滿法／大圆满法

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (圓滿):

• → Japanese: 円満(えんまん) (enman)
• → Korean: 원만(圓滿) (wonman)
• → Vietnamese: viên mãn (圓滿)

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “圓滿” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

Japanese

Kanji in this term
圓	滿
えん Jinmeiyō	まん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 圓滿 – see the following entry.

【円満えんまん】 [adjective] amiable [adjective] harmonious, peaceful [noun] amiability [noun] harmony, amicability

(This term, 圓滿, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
圓	滿

Root

圓滿 • (wonman) (hangeul 원만)

1. Hanja form^? of 원만.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
圓	滿

Adjective

圓滿

1. chữ Hán form of viên mãn (“perfect; faultless”).