由旬
Chinese
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simp. and trad. (由旬) |
由 | 旬 |
Etymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit योजन (yojana).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yóusyún
- Wade–Giles: yu2-hsün2
- Yale: yóu-syún
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youshyun
- Palladius: юсюнь (jusjunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /joʊ̯³⁵ ɕyn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jau4 ceon4
- Yale: yàuh chèuhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jau4 tsoen4
- Guangdong Romanization: yeo4 cên4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɵn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: yuw zwin
Noun
edit由旬
- yojana (ancient Indian measure of distance)
- 爾時佛前有七寶塔,高五百由旬,縱廣二百五十由旬。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 妙法蓮華經
- Ěrshí fó qián yǒu qībǎo tǎ, gāo wǔbǎi yóuxún, zòngguǎng èrbǎi wǔshí yóuxún. [Pinyin]
- At that time, a stupa made of the seven jewels appeared before the Buddha. It was five hundred yojanas in height and two hundred and fifty yojanas in breadth.
尔时佛前有七宝塔,高五百由旬,纵广二百五十由旬。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]