獅子吼
Chinese
editlion; bodhisattva | to roar; to shout | ||
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trad. (獅子吼) | 獅子 | 吼 | |
simp. (狮子吼) | 狮子 | 吼 | |
Literally: “lion's roar”. |
Etymology
editCalque of Sanskrit सिंहनाद (siṃhanāda).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕ ˙ㄗ ㄏㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shihzi̊hhǒu
- Wade–Giles: shih1-tzŭ5-hou3
- Yale: shr̄-dz-hǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shy.tzyhoou
- Palladius: шицзыхоу (šiczyxou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² xoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
edit獅子吼
- (Buddhism) words spoken by the Buddha or his disciples
- 普為一切轉大法輪、作獅子吼,於諸眾生廣行法施。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 佛說如來不思議祕密大乘經
- Pǔ wèi yīqiè zhuǎn dà fǎlún, zuò shīzǐhǒu, yú zhū zhòngshēng guǎng xíng fǎshī. [Pinyin]
- [The Bodhisattva] universally turns the Dharma-wheel for all, lets out a lion's roar, and broadly distributes the Dharma to all living beings.
普为一切转大法轮、作狮子吼,于诸众生广行法施。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Descendants
editSino-Xenic (獅子吼):
- → Japanese: 獅子吼 (shishiku)
- → Korean: 사자후(獅子吼) (sajahu)
- → Vietnamese: sư tử hống (獅子吼)