乾闥婆

See also: 乾闼婆

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (乾闥婆)		乾	闥	婆
simp. (乾闼婆)		乾	闼	婆

Etymology

From Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva) / Pali gandhabba.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiántàpó

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄚˋ ㄆㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kin⁴ taat³ po⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiántàpó
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄚˋ ㄆㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciántàpó
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-tʻa⁴-pʻo²
    • Yale: chyán-tà-pwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyantahpor
    • Palladius: цяньтапо (cjanʹtapo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰä⁵¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kin⁴ taat³ po⁴
    • Yale: kìhn taat pòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kin⁴ taat⁸ po⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kin⁴ tad³ po⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːn²¹ tʰaːt̚³ pʰɔː²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: gjen that ba

Rime
Character	乾	闥	婆
Reading #	2/2	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	群 (30)	透 (6)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	仙 (79)	曷 (63)	戈 (95)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	I	I
Fanqie	渠焉切	他達切	薄波切
Baxter	gjen	that	ba
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡˠiᴇn/	/tʰɑt̚/	/buɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡᵚiɛn/	/tʰɑt̚/	/buɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiæn/	/tʰɑt̚/	/buɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gian/	/tʰat̚/	/bwa/
Li Rong	/ɡjɛn/	/tʰɑt̚/	/buɑ/
Wang Li	/ɡĭɛn/	/tʰɑt̚/	/buɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/gi̯ɛn/	/tʰɑt̚/	/bʱuɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qián	ta	pó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	kin4	taat3	po4

Noun

乾闥婆

1. (Buddhism) Gandharva, one of the lowest-ranking devas in Buddhist cosmology.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (乾闥婆):

• → Japanese: 乾闥婆(けんだつば) (kendatsuba)
• → Korean: 건달바(乾闥婆) (geondalba)
• → Vietnamese: Càn Thát Bà (乾闥婆)