"三昧" meaning in Chinese

See 三昧 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sän⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /saːm⁵⁵ muːi̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sän⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/, /saːm⁵⁵ muːi̯²²/ Chinese transliterations: sānmèi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙㄢ ㄇㄟˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], saam¹ mui⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sānmèi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sanmèi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], san¹-mei⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], sān-mèi [Mandarin, Yale], sanmey [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], саньмэй [Mandarin, Palladius], sanʹmɛj [Mandarin, Palladius], sāam muih [Cantonese, Yale], saam¹ mui⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sam¹ mui⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi). Etymology templates: {{bor|zh|sa|समाधि}} Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 三昧
  1. (Buddhism) samadhi Categories (topical): Buddhism Synonyms: 三摩地,
    Sense id: en-三昧-zh-noun-fpy6~4zn Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  2. (figurative) knack; secret Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-三昧-zh-noun-6KjUu4Pc

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