僧祇
Chinese
editphonetic | |||
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simp. and trad. (僧祇) |
僧 | 祇 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄥ ㄑㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sengcí
- Wade–Giles: sêng1-chʻi2
- Yale: sēng-chí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sengchyi
- Palladius: сэнци (sɛnci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: song gjie
Etymology 1
editAdjective
edit僧祇
- (literary, Buddhism) Short for 阿僧祇 (āsēngqí, “innumerable”).
Etymology 2
editNoun
edit僧祇
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editBorrowed from Persian زنگی (zangi, “dark-skinned”).
Noun
edit僧祇
- (literary, obsolete) dark-skinned aborigines in Southeast Asia, or black people from the east coast of Africa
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