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唵嘛呢叭咪吽

Mandarin · pinyin ǎn má ní bā mī hōng

om mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra)

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唵: ǎn · used in Buddhist texts to transliterate non-Chinese sounds; to eat with the hand
嘛: ma · final exclamatory particle
呢: ne · interrogative or emphatic final; (Cant.) this
叭: bā · trumpet
咪: mī · sound of cat, cat's meow; meter; (Cant.) don't!
吽: hōng · 'OM'; bellow; (Cant.) dull, stupid

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3–2–2–1–1–1 · an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

aan1 maa1 ni1 paa1 mi1 hung1 · am1 maa1 ni1 baa1 mi1 hung1

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(Buddhism) om mani padme hum (mantra)

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