피안

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 彼岸, from 彼 (“that”) + 岸 (“bank”), ultimately calqued from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰi(ː)a̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [피(ː)안]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pian
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pian
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ian
Yale Romanization?	phīan

Noun

피안 • (pian) (hanja 彼岸)

1. (Buddhism) pāramitā: the perfected character attained by enlightened ones, a goal of Buddhist adepts

   Synonym: 바라밀(波羅蜜) (baramil)

   Antonym: 차안(此岸) (chaan)