觀音菩薩

Chinese

		Guanyin; Guanyin	bodhisattva; kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person
trad. (觀音菩薩)		觀音	菩薩
simp. (观音菩萨)		观音	菩萨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Guānyīn Púsà

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢㄧㄣㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): Guànyin Púsåq
Cantonese (Jyutping): gun¹ jam¹ pou⁴ saat³
Gan (Wiktionary): guon¹ in pu² sat
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Kôn-yîm-phù-sat

(Hailu, HRS): gon^ˋ rhim^ˋ pu sad
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Koan-im-phô͘-sat
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹kuoe-in₁-bu₆-saq₇ / ¹kuoe-in₁-bu₂-saeq₇
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): konn¹ in¹ bu² sa⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Guānyīn Púsà → Guānyīn Púsa (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢㄧㄣㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ → ㄍㄨㄢㄧㄣㄆㄨˊ ˙ㄙㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Guanyin Púså
  - Wade–Giles: Kuan¹-yin¹ Pʻu²-sa⁵
  - Yale: Gwān-yīn Pú-sa
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guanin Pwu.sah
  - Palladius: Гуаньинь Пуса (Guanʹinʹ Pusa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ in⁵⁵ pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹/ → /ku̯än⁵⁵ in⁵⁵ pʰu³⁵ sä³/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: Guànyin Púsåq [Phonetic: guànyin pǔsåq]
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): guan¹ yin⁰ pu² saq⁵ [Phonetic: guan¹ yin⁰ pu³ saq⁵]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuã³¹ ĩ pʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ saʔ⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gun¹ jam¹ pou⁴ saat³
  - Yale: gūn yām pòuh saat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gun¹ jam¹ pou⁴ saat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: gun¹ yem¹ pou⁴ sad³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuːn⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ pʰou̯²¹ saːt̚³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: guon¹ in pu² sat
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuɵn⁴² in² pʰu²⁴ sat̚²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kôn-yîm-phù-sat
  - Hakka Romanization System: gon^ˊ im^ˊ pu^ˇ sad^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gon¹ yim¹ pu² sad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ im²⁴ pʰu¹¹ sat̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kôn-yîm-phù-sat
  - Hakka Romanization System: gon^ˊ (r)im^ˊ pu^ˇ sad^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gon¹ yim¹ pu² sad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)im²⁴ pʰu¹¹ sat̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: gon^ˋ rhim^ˋ pu sad
  - Sinological IPA: /kon⁵³ ʒim⁵³ pʰu⁵⁵ sat⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koan-im-phô͘-sat
  - Tâi-lô: Kuan-im-phôo-sat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koan'imphosad
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ im⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ sat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ im⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰɔ²³⁻³³ sat̚³²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹kuoe-in₁-bu₆-saq₇
  - MiniDict: kuoe^平 in^平 bu^去 sah^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹kuoe-in₁-bu₃-saq₄
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kuø⁵⁵ in³³ bu³³ saʔ²¹/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹kuoe-in₁-bu₂-saeq₇
  - MiniDict: kuoe^平 in^平 bu^平 saeh^入
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /kuø⁴⁴ in⁴⁴ bu⁴⁴ saʔ/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: konn¹ in¹ bu² sa⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰõ³³ in³³ pu¹³ sa̠²⁴/

Proper noun

觀音菩薩

(Buddhism) Guanyin

Synonyms

觀世音菩薩／观世音菩萨 (Guānshìyīn Púsà)
觀音／观音 (Guānyīn)
觀世音／观世音 (Guānshìyīn)
(Hokkien) 觀音媽／观音妈
(Teochew) 觀音娘／观音娘

Noun

觀音菩薩

(Xiang, figurative) benevolent person