王舍城

Chinese

		king	residence	city walls; city; town
simp. and trad. (王舍城)		王	舍	城

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit राजगृह (rājagṛha), from राज (rāja, “king”) +‎ गृह (gṛha, “house”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wángshèchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄜˋ ㄔㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wángshèchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄜˋ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wángshèchéng
    • Wade–Giles: Wang²-shê⁴-chʻêng²
    • Yale: Wáng-shè-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wangshehcherng
    • Palladius: Ваншэчэн (Vanšɛčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

王舍城

1. Rajgir (a historical town in Nalanda district, Bihar, India)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (王舍城):

• → Japanese: 王舎城(おうしゃじょう) (Ōshajō)
• → Korean: 왕사성(王舍城) (Wangsaseong)
• → Vietnamese: Vương Xá Thành (王舍城)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
王	舍	城
おう Grade: 1	しゃ Hyōgai	じょう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ːɕa̠ʑo̞ː]

Proper noun

王(おう)舍(しゃ)城(じょう) • (Ōshajō) 

1. Rajgir (a historical town in Nalanda district, Bihar, India)

Korean

Hanja in this term
王	舍	城

Proper noun

王舍城 • (Wangsaseong) (hangeul 왕사성)

1. hanja form^? of 왕사성 (“Rajgir (a historical town in Nalanda district, Bihar, India)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
王	舍	城

Proper noun

王舍城

1. chữ Hán form of Vương Xá Thành (“Rajgir (a historical town in Nalanda district, Bihar, India)”).