南無阿彌陀佛

See also: 南无阿弥陀佛

Chinese

		to salute; to homage or to take refuge.	Amitābha
trad. (南無阿彌陀佛)		南無	阿彌陀佛
simp. (南无阿弥陀佛)		南无	阿弥陀佛

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नमोऽमिताभाय (namoʼmitābhāya).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Nāmó Ēmítuófó, Námó Ēmítuófó

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄚ ㄇㄛˊ ㄜ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ, ㄋㄚˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄜ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶ / naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶ / naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶ / naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Nà-mò Ô-mì-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Ô-nî-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Â-mì-thò-fu̍t
• Eastern Min (BUC): Nàng-mò̤-ŏ̤-mì-tò̤-hŭk
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Lâm-bû O-bí-tô-hu̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Nāmó Ēmítuófó
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄚ ㄇㄛˊ ㄜ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Namó Emítuófó
    • Wade–Giles: Na¹-mo² O¹-mi²-tʻo²-fo²
    • Yale: Nā-mwó Ē-mí-twó-fwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nhamo Emitwofor
    • Palladius: Намо Эмитофо (Namo Emitofo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nä⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Námó Ēmítuófó
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄜ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Námó Emítuófó
    • Wade–Giles: Na²-mo² O¹-mi²-tʻo²-fo²
    • Yale: Ná-mwó Ē-mí-twó-fwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Namo Emitwofor
    • Palladius: Намо Эмитофо (Namo Emitofo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nä³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶ / naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶ / naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶ / naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶
    • Yale: nàahm mòh ō mèih tòh faht / nàahm mòh ō nēi tòh faht / nā mòh ō mèih tòh faht / nā mòh ō nēi tòh faht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁹ / naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁹ / naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁹ / naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ méi⁴ to⁴ fed⁶ / nam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ néi^4-1 to⁴ fed⁶ / na¹ mo⁴ o¹ méi⁴ to⁴ fed⁶ / na¹ mo⁴ o¹ néi^4-1 to⁴ fed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːm²¹ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ mei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /naːm²¹ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /naː⁵⁵ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ mei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /naː⁵⁵ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Nà-mò Ô-mì-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Ô-nî-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Â-mì-thò-fu̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: na^ˇ mo^ˇ o^ˊ mi^ˇ to^ˇ fud / na^ˇ mo^ˇ o^ˊ ni^ˊ to^ˇ fud / na^ˇ mo^ˇ a^ˊ mi^ˇ to^ˇ fud
    • Hagfa Pinyim: na² mo² o¹ mi² to² fud⁶ / na² mo² o¹ ni¹ to² fud⁶ / na² mo² a¹ mi² to² fud⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /na¹¹ mo¹¹ o²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/, /na¹¹ mo¹¹ o²⁴⁻¹¹ ni²⁴ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/, /na¹¹ mo¹¹ a²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Nàng-mò̤-ŏ̤-mì-tò̤-hŭk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (no sandhi): /nˡaŋ⁵³ mo⁵³ o⁵⁵ mi⁵³ ^(tʰ-)lo⁵³ ^(h-)uʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-bû O-bí-tô-hu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: Lâm-bû O-bí-tô-hu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lambuu oi'by'doi'hut
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lam²⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² o⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lam²⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² o³³ bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ to²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lam¹³⁻²² bu¹³⁻²² o⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to¹³⁻²² hut̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ o⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lam²³⁻³³ bu²³⁻³³ ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/

Phrase

南無阿彌陀佛

1. (Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a common phrase of salutation used by Buddhists

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (南無阿彌陀佛):

• → Japanese: 南(な)無(む)阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶつ) (Namu Amidabutsu)
• → Korean: 나무아미타불(南無阿彌陀佛) (namuamitabul)
• → Vietnamese: Nam mô A Di Đà Phật (南無阿彌陀佛)

See also

• 南無本師釋迦牟尼佛／南无本师释迦牟尼佛 (nāmó běn shī shìjiāmóuní fó)
• 南無觀世音菩薩／南无观世音菩萨 (Nāmó Guānshìyīn Púsà)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	無	阿	彌	陀	佛
な Grade: 2	む Grade: 4	あ Jinmeiyō	み Jinmeiyō	だ Jinmeiyō	ぶつ Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 南無阿彌陀佛 – see the following entry.

【南無阿弥陀仏なむあみだぶつ】 [phrase] (Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a Buddhist chant.

(This term, 南無阿彌陀佛, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
南	無	阿	彌	陀	佛

Phrase

南無阿彌陀佛 • (namuamitabul) (hangeul 나무아미타불)

1. hanja form^? of 나무아미타불 (“Namo Amitābhāya”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
南	無	阿	彌	陀	佛

Phrase

南無阿彌陀佛

1. chữ Hán form of Nam mô A Di Đà Phật (“Namo Amitābhāya”).