阿逸多

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (阿逸多)		阿	逸	多
simp. #(阿逸多)		阿	逸	多

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit अजित (ajita, literally “invincible”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Āyìduō

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄛ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Āyìduō
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ayìduo
    • Wade–Giles: A¹-i⁴-to¹
    • Yale: Ā-yì-dwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ayihduo
    • Palladius: Аидо (Aido)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ i⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: 'a yit ta

Rime
Character	阿	逸	多
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	以 (36)	端 (5)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	質 (48)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III	I
Fanqie	烏何切	夷質切	得何切
Baxter	'a	yit	ta
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑ/	/jiɪt̚/	/tɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑ/	/jit̚/	/tɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑ/	/jet̚/	/tɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔa/	/jit̚/	/ta/
Li Rong	/ʔɑ/	/iĕt̚/	/tɑ/
Wang Li	/ɑ/	/jĭĕt̚/	/tɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔɑ/	/i̯ĕt̚/	/tɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ē	yì	duō
Expected Cantonese Reflex	o1	jat6	do1

Proper noun

阿逸多

1. (Buddhism) an epithet for Maitreya bodhisattva

   Synonyms: 彌勒／弥勒 (Mílè), 阿耆多 (Āqíduō)

Further reading

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