滅度

Chinese

		extinguish	pass over
trad. (滅度)		滅	度
simp. (灭度)		灭	度

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mièdù

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mièdù
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mièdù
    • Wade–Giles: mieh⁴-tu⁴
    • Yale: myè-dù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miehduh
    • Palladius: меду (medu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹/

Proper noun

滅度

1. (Buddhism) nirvana

Synonyms

• 圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì)
• 涅槃 (nièpán)