釋迦牟尼

简 释迦牟尼 · 繁 釋迦牟尼
Mandarin · pinyin Shì jiā móu ní

Meanings

  1. Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama)
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釋
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迦
jiā · character for transliteration
牟
móu · make; seek, get; barley; low
尼
ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
释
shì · interpret, elucidate; release
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4–1–2–2 · Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sik1 gaa1 mau4 nei4

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  1. (Buddhism) Śākyamuni; Gautama Buddha

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釋迦牟尼 · Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2
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Exact source record釋迦牟尼 释迦牟尼 [Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2] /Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama)/