觀世音 in Chinese

IPA: /ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ in⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kuːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ jɐm⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kuaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ni²¹³⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/ [Fuzhou, Sinological-IPA], /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /kuan³³ se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ im³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se²¹⁻⁴¹ im⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ in⁵⁵/, /kuːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ jɐm⁵⁵/, /kuaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ni²¹³⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/, /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/, /kuan³³ se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ im³³/, /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/, /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/, /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se²¹⁻⁴¹ im⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: Guānshìyīn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄍㄨㄢㄕˋ ㄧㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gun¹ sai³ jam¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], Guăng-sié^(, sí)-ĭng, Koan-sè-im, Guānshìyīn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Guanshìhyin [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], Kuan¹-shih⁴-yin¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Gwān-shr̀-yīn [Mandarin, Yale], Guanshyhin [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Гуаньшиинь [Mandarin, Palladius], Guanʹšiinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], gūn sai yām [Cantonese, Yale], gun¹ sai³ jam¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gun¹ sei³ yem¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], Guăng-sié^( [Foochow-Romanized, Fuzhou], sí)-ĭng [Foochow-Romanized, Fuzhou], Koan-sè-im [Hokkien, POJ], Kuan-sè-im [Hokkien, Tai-lo], koansea'ym [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: “One who perceives the sound of the world”. See 觀音／观音 (Guānyīn). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|觀音}} 觀音／观音 (Guānyīn) Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 觀世音

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "觀音"
      },
      "expansion": "觀音／观音 (Guānyīn)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "“One who perceives the sound of the world”. See 觀音／观音 (Guānyīn).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "觀世音",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "zh",
          "name": "Buddhism",
          "orig": "zh:Buddhism",
          "parents": [
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) Guanyin"
      ],
      "id": "en-觀世音-zh-name-L95Kk4hI",
      "links": [
        [
          "～菩薩",
          "觀世音菩薩#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "Guanyin",
          "Guanyin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(～菩薩) (Buddhism) Guanyin"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "Guānyīn",
          "word": "觀音／观音"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Guānyīn",
          "word": "觀音"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Guānyīn",
          "word": "观音"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien",
            "Teochew"
          ],
          "word": "觀音媽"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien",
            "Teochew"
          ],
          "word": "观音妈"
        },
        {
          "word": "觀音娘"
        },
        {
          "word": "观音娘"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Guānshìyīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕˋ ㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gun¹ sai³ jam¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Guăng-sié^("
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sí)-ĭng"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Koan-sè-im"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Guānshìyīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Guanshìhyin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Kuan¹-shih⁴-yin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Gwān-shr̀-yīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Guanshyhin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Гуаньшиинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Guanʹšiinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ in⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gūn sai yām"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gun¹ sai³ jam¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gun¹ sei³ yem¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ jɐm⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Foochow-Romanized",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Guăng-sié^("
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Foochow-Romanized",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sí)-ĭng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ni²¹³⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Fuzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Koan-sè-im"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Kuan-sè-im"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "koansea'ym"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan³³ se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ im³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se²¹⁻⁴¹ im⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ in⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ jɐm⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ni²¹³⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan³³ se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ im³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se²¹⁻⁴¹ im⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "觀世音"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "觀音"
      },
      "expansion": "觀音／观音 (Guānyīn)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "“One who perceives the sound of the world”. See 觀音／观音 (Guānyīn).",
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
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  "pos": "name",
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        "Cantonese proper nouns",
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        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Eastern Min lemmas",
        "Eastern Min proper nouns",
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        "Hokkien proper nouns",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin proper nouns",
        "zh:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) Guanyin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "～菩薩",
          "觀世音菩薩#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "Guanyin",
          "Guanyin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(～菩薩) (Buddhism) Guanyin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Guānshìyīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕˋ ㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gun¹ sai³ jam¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Guăng-sié^("
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sí)-ĭng"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Koan-sè-im"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Guānshìyīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Guanshìhyin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Kuan¹-shih⁴-yin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Gwān-shr̀-yīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Guanshyhin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Гуаньшиинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Guanʹšiinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ in⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gūn sai yām"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gun¹ sai³ jam¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gun¹ sei³ yem¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ jɐm⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Foochow-Romanized",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Guăng-sié^("
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Foochow-Romanized",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sí)-ĭng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ni²¹³⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Fuzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Koan-sè-im"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Kuan-sè-im"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "koansea'ym"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan³³ se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ im³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se²¹⁻⁴¹ im⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ in⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ jɐm⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ni²¹³⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan³³ se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ im³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se²¹⁻⁴¹ im⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Guānyīn",
      "word": "觀音／观音"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Guānyīn",
      "word": "觀音"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Guānyīn",
      "word": "观音"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "觀音媽"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "观音妈"
    },
    {
      "word": "觀音娘"
    },
    {
      "word": "观音娘"
    }
  ],
  "word": "觀世音"
}

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"觀世音" meaning in Chinese

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