三界

Chinese

		three	boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)
simp. and trad. (三界)		三	界

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit त्रैलोक्य (trailokya).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānjiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gaai³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-kie / sâm-kiai

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānjiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanjiè
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-chieh⁴
    • Yale: sān-jyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanjieh
    • Palladius: саньцзе (sanʹcze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ gaai³
    • Yale: sāam gaai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gaai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ gai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ kaːi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-kie
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam^ˊ gie
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ gie⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯e⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-kiai
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam^ˊ giai
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ giai⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯ai̯⁵⁵/

Noun

三界

1. (Buddhism) Trailokya or the “three worlds” of Buddhism

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (三界):

• → Japanese: 三界(さんがい) (sangai)
• → Korean: 삼계(三界) (samgye)
• → Vietnamese: tam giới (三界)