總持

Chinese

		always; to assemble; gather always; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case	to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain
trad. (總持)		總	持
simp. (总持)		总	持

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit धारणी (dhāraṇī, “holds, maintains”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǒngchí

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄔˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǒngchí
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǒngchíh
    • Wade–Giles: tsung³-chʻih²
    • Yale: dzǔng-chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzoongchyr
    • Palladius: цзунчи (czunči)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/

Noun

總持

1. dharani (incantation)

   Synonym: 陀羅尼／陀罗尼 (tuóluóní)

Further reading

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