般若湯

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Chinese

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prajñā; Buddhist transcendental wisdom soup; hot water
trad. (般若湯) 般若
simp. (般若汤) 般若

Pronunciation

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Noun

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般若湯

  1. (Buddhism, euphemistic) alcohol; wine

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (般若湯):

References

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: S
にゃ
Grade: 6
とう
Grade: 3
kan'on goon kan'on

From Middle Chinese 般若湯 (MC pan nyaeX thang).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [hã̠ɲ̟ːa̠to̞ː]

Noun

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(はん)(にゃ)(とう) or 般若湯(ハンニャトウ) (hannyatō

  1. (Buddhism, euphemistic) wine; saké