中陰

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady
trad. (中陰)		中	陰
simp. (中阴)		中	阴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngyīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngyīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongyin
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-yin¹
    • Yale: jūng-yīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongin
    • Palladius: чжунъинь (čžunʺinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: trjuwng 'im

Rime
Character	中	陰
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	知 (9)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	東 (2)	侵 (140)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	陟弓切	於金切
Baxter	trjuwng	'im
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈɨuŋ/	/ʔˠiɪm/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈiuŋ/	/ʔᵚim/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶiuŋ/	/ʔiem/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈuwŋ/	/ʔjim/
Li Rong	/ȶiuŋ/	/ʔjəm/
Wang Li	/ȶĭuŋ/	/ĭĕm/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȶi̯uŋ/	/ʔi̯əm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhōng	yīn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zung1	jam1

Noun

中陰

1. (Buddhism) bardo

Synonyms

• 中有 (zhōngyǒu)

References

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “中陰” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].