娑婆 in Chinese

IPA: /su̯ɔ⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /sɔː⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /su̯ɔ⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/, /sɔː⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹/ Chinese transliterations: suōpó [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙㄨㄛㄆㄛˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], so¹ po⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], suōpó [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄙㄨㄛㄆㄛˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], suopó [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], so¹-pʻo² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], swō-pwó [Mandarin, Yale, standard], suopor [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сопо [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sopo [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sō pòh [Cantonese, Yale], so¹ po⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], so¹ po⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], sa ba [Middle-Chinese] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit सह (saha, “name of a division of the world < bearing; enduring”), as in सहलोकधातु (sahalokadhātu, “world inhabited by men; earth”). Etymology templates: {{bor|zh|sa|सह||name of a division of the world < bearing; enduring}} Sanskrit सह (saha, “name of a division of the world < bearing; enduring”) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 娑婆

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      "ipa": "/sɔː⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹/"
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  "word": "娑婆"
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"娑婆" meaning in Chinese

Noun