釋迦文

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (釋迦文)		釋	迦	文
simp. (释迦文)		释	迦	文
alternative forms		釋迦文尼／释迦文尼

Etymology

Older borrowing from Sanskrit शाक्यमुनि (Śākyamuni, “sage of the Śākyas”). Largely superseded by 釋迦牟尼／释迦牟尼 (Shìjiāmóuní).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shìjiāwén

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shìjiāwén
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shìhjiawún
    • Wade–Giles: Shih⁴-chia¹-wên²
    • Yale: Shr̀-jyā-wén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyhjiawen
    • Palladius: Шицзявэнь (Šiczjavɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

Proper noun

釋迦文

1. (Buddhism, obsolete) Śākyamuni; Gautama Buddha

Synonyms

• 釋迦牟尼／释迦牟尼 (Shìjiāmóuní)
• 能仁 (Néngrén)