"恆河沙" meaning in Chinese

See 恆河沙 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /xɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /hɐŋ²¹ hɔː²¹ saː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /xɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/, /hɐŋ²¹ hɔː²¹ saː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: hénghéshā [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄚ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hang⁴ ho⁴ saa¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], hénghéshā [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], hénghésha [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hêng²-ho²-sha¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], héng-hé-shā [Mandarin, Yale], hernghersha [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хэнхэша [Mandarin, Palladius], xɛnxɛša [Mandarin, Palladius], hàhng hòh sā [Cantonese, Yale], hang⁴ ho⁴ saa¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], heng⁴ ho⁴ sa¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], hong ha srae [Middle-Chinese]
Etymology: Calque of Sanskrit गंगानदी वालुका (gaṃgānadī vālukā, “sand of the Ganges River”). The current usage as the number 10⁵² was re-imported from the Japanese usage which first fixed by the Jinkōki (塵劫記), 1634. Etymology templates: {{calque|zh|sa|गंगानदी वालुका|t=sand of the Ganges River}} Calque of Sanskrit गंगानदी वालुका (gaṃgānadī vālukā, “sand of the Ganges River”) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 恆河沙
  1. (etymology, Buddhism) countless number like the total of the grains of sand on the Ganges Categories (topical): Buddhism, Chinese numeral symbols Synonyms: 恆河沙數, 河沙
    Sense id: en-恆河沙-zh-noun-nVS3QGgJ Disambiguation of Chinese numeral symbols: 87 13 Categories (other): Chinese links with redundant wikilinks, Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Topics: Buddhism, etymology, human-sciences, lifestyle, linguistics, religion, sciences
  2. the number 10⁵²
    Sense id: en-恆河沙-zh-noun-Sow7Jyev

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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hàhng hòh sā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hang⁴ ho⁴ saa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "heng⁴ ho⁴ sa¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐŋ²¹ hɔː²¹ saː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hong ha srae"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐŋ²¹ hɔː²¹ saː⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:塵劫記"
  ],
  "word": "恆河沙"
}

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