Chinese edit

Bhaiṣajyarāja bodhisattva bodhisattva; kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person
trad. (藥王菩薩) 藥王 菩薩
simp. (药王菩萨) 药王 菩萨

Etymology edit

Calque of Sanskrit भैषज्यराज (bhaiṣajyarāja).

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2 2/2 1/4 2/4 3/4 4/4 1/1
Initial () (36) (35) (35) (3) (3) (3) (3) (16)
Final () (107) (106) (106) (23) (41) (136) (131) (63)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø) Departing (H) Level (Ø) Rising (X) Rising (X) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed Closed Open Open Open Open Open
Division () III III III I I III I I
Fanqie
Baxter yak hjwang hjwangH bu bojX bjuwX bok sat
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jɨɐk̚/ /ɦʉɐŋ/ /ɦʉɐŋH/ /buo/ /bʌiX/ /bɨuX/ /bək̚/ /sɑt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/jiɐk̚/ /ɦʷiɐŋ/ /ɦʷiɐŋH/ /buo/ /bəiX/ /biuX/ /bək̚/ /sɑt̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/iɑk̚/ /ɣiuɑŋ/ /ɣiuɑŋH/ /bo/ /bɒiX/ /biəuX/ /bək̚/ /sɑt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/jɨak̚/ /ɦuaŋ/ /ɦuaŋH/ /bɔ/ /bəjX/ /buwX/ /bək̚/ /sat̚/
Li
Rong
/iak̚/ /ɣiuaŋ/ /ɣiuaŋH/ /bo/ /bᴀiX/ /biuX/ /bək̚/ /sɑt̚/
Wang
Li
/jĭak̚/ /ɣĭwaŋ/ /ɣĭwaŋH/ /bu/ /bɒiX/ /bĭəuX/ /bək̚/ /sɑt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/i̯ak̚/ /iwaŋ/ /iwaŋH/ /bʱuo/ /bʱɑ̆iX/ /bʱi̯ə̯uX/ /bʱək̚/ /sɑt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yuè wáng wàng bài fòu sa
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
joek6 wong4 wong6 pou4 boi6 fau6 bak6 saat3

Proper noun edit

藥王菩薩

  1. (Buddhism) Bhaiṣajyarāja bodhisattva

Further reading edit