苦行僧

Chinese

		to follow ascetic practices; person in charge of odd jobs in a temple	monk
trad. (苦行僧)		苦行	僧
simp. #(苦行僧)		苦行	僧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǔxíngsēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² hang⁴ zang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǔxíngsēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǔsíngseng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻu³-hsing²-sêng¹
    • Yale: kǔ-syíng-sēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuushyngseng
    • Palladius: кусинсэн (kusinsɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ sɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fu² hang⁴ zang¹
    • Yale: fú hàhng jāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fu² hang⁴ dzang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fu² heng⁴ zeng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ hɐŋ²¹ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

苦行僧

1. (Hinduism) sadhu
2. (figuratively) person that abstains from indulgence and lives an austere life; ascetic person