人中上

Chinese

		man; person; people	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
simp. and trad. (人中上)		人	中	上

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama, literally “the best among men”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Rénzhōngshàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Rénzhōngshàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Rénjhongshàng
    • Wade–Giles: Jên²-chung¹-shang⁴
    • Yale: Rén-jūng-shàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Renjongshanq
    • Palladius: Жэньчжуншан (Žɛnʹčžunšan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

Proper noun

人中上

1. (Buddhism) an epithet of the Buddha.

   • 歸命人中上，三界無極尊。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     归命人中上，三界无极尊。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 長阿含經

     Guīmìng rénzhōngshàng, sānjiè wújí zūn. [Pinyin]

     I take refuge in the Best Among Men, the limitless lord of the Three Realms.