準提

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (準提)		準	提
simp. (准提)		准	提

Etymology

Transliteration of the vocative of Sanskrit चुन्दा (cundā).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhǔntí

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄊㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhǔntí
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄊㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhǔntí
    • Wade–Giles: Chun³-tʻi²
    • Yale: Jwǔn-tí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Joentyi
    • Palladius: Чжуньти (Čžunʹti)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: tsywinX|tsywet dzye|dej

Rime
Character	準	準	提	提
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	章 (23)	常 (25)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	諄 (47)	薛 (82)	支 (11)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III	IV
Fanqie	之尹切	職悅切	是支切	杜奚切
Baxter	tsywinX	tsywet	dzye	dej
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiuɪnX/	/t͡ɕiuᴇt̚/	/d͡ʑiᴇ/	/dei/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕʷinX/	/t͡ɕʷiɛt̚/	/d͡ʑiɛ/	/dei/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕjuenX/	/t͡ɕjuæt̚/	/d͡ʑjɛ/	/dɛi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cwinX/	/cwiat̚/	/d͡ʑiə̆/	/dɛj/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiuĕnX/	/t͡ɕiuɛt̚/	/ʑie/	/dei/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭuĕnX/	/t͡ɕĭuɛt̚/	/ʑǐe/	/diei/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯uĕnX/	/t͡ɕi̯wɛt̚/	/ʑie̯/	/dʱiei/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhǔn	zhuo	chí	tí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zeon2	zyut3	si4	tai4

Proper noun

準提

1. (Buddhism) (～菩薩) Cundi bodhisattva

   Synonyms: 準胝／准胝, 尊提, 尊那

Further reading

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