缽盂

Chinese

		alms bowl; small earthenware basin	container; cup
trad. (缽盂)		缽	盂
simp. (钵盂)		钵	盂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bōyú

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ ㄩˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): but³ jyu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bōyú
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄩˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: boyú
    • Wade–Giles: po¹-yü²
    • Yale: bwō-yú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: boyu
    • Palladius: боюй (bojuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ y³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: but³ jyu⁴
    • Yale: but yùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: but⁸ jy⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bud³ yu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːt̚³ jyː²¹/

Noun

缽盂

1. alms bowl

   • 窗邊錫杖解兩虎，床下缽盂藏一龍。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     窗边锡杖解两虎，床下钵盂藏一龙。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 唐．岑參《太白胡僧歌》

     Chuāng biān xīzhàng jiě liǎng hǔ, chuángxià bōyú cáng yī lóng. [Pinyin]

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   • 這缽盂乃唐王親手所賜，教弟子持此沿路化齋。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     这钵盂乃唐王亲手所赐，教弟子持此沿路化斋。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE

     Zhè bōyú nǎi Táng wáng qīnshǒu suǒ cì, jiào dìzǐ chí cǐ yánlù huàzhāi. [Pinyin]

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References

• “Entry #12950”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.