開士

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (開士)		開	士
simp. (开士)		开	士

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva, “enlightened person”). Displaced by the transliteration 菩薩／菩萨 (púsà) in later translations.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāishì

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄕˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāishì
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaishìh
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-shih⁴
    • Yale: kāi-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaishyh
    • Palladius: кайши (kajši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 揩拭 開市／开市 開示／开示 開釋／开释

Noun

開士

1. (Buddhism) bodhisattva

   Synonym: 菩薩／菩萨 (púsà)

Further reading

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