梵言

Chinese

		Brahma; Sanskrit	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (梵言)		梵	言
simp. #(梵言)		梵	言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fànyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fànyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fànyán
    • Wade–Giles: fan⁴-yen²
    • Yale: fàn-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fannyan
    • Palladius: фаньянь (fanʹjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

Proper noun

梵言

1. (archaic) Sanskrit

   • 梵言幽祕，非上哲何以繹其真。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     梵言幽秘，非上哲何以绎其真。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 阿毘達磨界身足論

     Fànyán yōubì, fēi shàngzhé hé yǐ yì qí zhēn. [Pinyin]

     Sanskrit is mysterious and profound, and none but those with superior wisdom may unravel its truths.