優婆夷

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (優婆夷)		優	婆	夷
simp. (优婆夷)		优	婆	夷

Etymology

From Sanskrit उपासिका (upāsikā).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yōupóyí

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡ ㄆㄛˊ ㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yōupóyí
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡ ㄆㄛˊ ㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: youpóyí
    • Wade–Giles: yu¹-pʻo²-i²
    • Yale: yōu-pwó-yí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iouporyi
    • Palladius: юпои (jupoi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ i³⁵/

Noun

優婆夷

1. (Buddhism) female lay devotee

Synonyms

• 居士 (jūshì)

Related terms

• 清信女
• 優婆塞／优婆塞 (yōupósè)