極樂世界

See also: 极乐世界

Chinese

		bliss; paradise; spinning top	world; realm governed by a Buddha
trad. (極樂世界)		極樂	世界
simp. (极乐世界)		极乐	世界

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit सुखावतीलोकधातु (sukhāvatīlokadhātu).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jílè shìjiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gik⁶ lok⁶ sai³ gaai³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ke̍k-lo̍k sè-kài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jílè shìjiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jílè shìhjiè
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-lê⁴ shih⁴-chieh⁴
    • Yale: jí-lè shr̀-jyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyileh shyhjieh
    • Palladius: цзилэ шицзе (czilɛ šicze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gik⁶ lok⁶ sai³ gaai³
    • Yale: gihk lohk sai gaai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁹ lok⁹ sai³ gaai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gig⁶ log⁶ sei³ gai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚² lɔːk̚² sɐi̯³³ kaːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke̍k-lo̍k sè-kài
    • Tâi-lô: ki̍k-lo̍k sè-kài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: keglok sea'kaix
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lɔk̚⁴⁻³² se²¹⁻⁴¹ kai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lɔk̚⁴⁻³² se¹¹⁻⁵³ kai¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lɔk̚⁴⁻³² se²¹⁻⁵³ kai²¹/

Noun

極樂世界

1. (Buddhism) sukhavati; Western paradise
2. (figurative) paradise

Derived terms

• 西方極樂世界／西方极乐世界