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釋迦牟尼

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Mandarin · pinyin Shì jiā móu ní

Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama)

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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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(Buddhism) Śākyamuni; Gautama Buddha

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