開士
Chinese
editopen; operate (vehicle); start | scholar; warrior; knight | ||
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trad. (開士) | 開 | 士 | |
simp. (开士) | 开 | 士 |
Etymology
editCalque of Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva, “enlightened person”). Displaced by the transliteration 菩薩/菩萨 (púsà) in later translations.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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:
[Show/Hide] 揩拭
開市/开市
開示/开示
開釋/开释
- (Standard Chinese)
Noun
edit開士
Further reading
edit- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “開士” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].