毗嵐

Chinese

		adjoin; border	mountain mist
trad. (毗嵐)		毗	嵐
simp. (毗岚)		毗	岚
alternative forms		毘藍／毗蓝 鞞嵐／鞞岚 毘藍婆／毗蓝婆 鞞藍婆／鞞蓝婆 吠藍婆／吠蓝婆 毘藍／毗蓝 鞞嵐／鞞岚 毘藍婆／毗蓝婆 鞞藍婆／鞞蓝婆 吠藍婆／吠蓝婆 吠嵐婆／吠岚婆

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Sanskrit वैरम्भक (vairambhaka, “a violent wind”); compare Pali veramba (“a wind blowing in high altitudes”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pílán

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pílán
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pílán
    • Wade–Giles: pʻi²-lan²
    • Yale: pí-lán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyilan
    • Palladius: пилань (pilanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi³⁵ län³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: bjij lom

Rime
Character	毗	嵐
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	脂 (15)	覃 (159)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	房脂切	盧含切
Baxter	bjij	lom
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/biɪ/	/lʌm/
Pan Wuyun	/bi/	/ləm/
Shao Rongfen	/bjɪ/	/lɒm/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bi/	/ləm/
Li Rong	/bi/	/lᴀm/
Wang Li	/bi/	/lɒm/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱi/	/lăm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	pí	lán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	pei4	laam4

Noun

毗嵐

1. (Buddhism) fierce wind