藥王菩薩

Chinese

		Bhaiṣajyarāja bodhisattva	bodhisattva; kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person
trad. (藥王菩薩)		藥王	菩薩
simp. (药王菩萨)		药王	菩萨

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit भैषज्यराज (bhaiṣajyarāja).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yàowáng Púsà

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yàowáng Púsà
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yàowáng Púsà
    • Wade–Giles: Yao⁴-wang² Pʻu²-sa⁴
    • Yale: Yàu-wáng Pú-sà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yawwang Pwusah
    • Palladius: Яован Пуса (Jaovan Pusa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵ pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: yak hjwang|hjwangH bu|bojX|bjuwX|bok sat

Rime
Character	藥	王	王	菩	菩	菩	菩	薩
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2	1/4	2/4	3/4	4/4	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	云 (35)	云 (35)	並 (3)	並 (3)	並 (3)	並 (3)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	藥 (107)	陽 (106)	陽 (106)	模 (23)	咍 (41)	尤 (136)	德 (131)	曷 (63)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed	Closed	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III	I	I	III	I	I
Fanqie	以灼切	雨方切	于放切	薄胡切	薄亥切	房久切	蒲北切	桑割切
Baxter	yak	hjwang	hjwangH	bu	bojX	bjuwX	bok	sat
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨɐk̚/	/ɦʉɐŋ/	/ɦʉɐŋH/	/buo/	/bʌiX/	/bɨuX/	/bək̚/	/sɑt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/jiɐk̚/	/ɦʷiɐŋ/	/ɦʷiɐŋH/	/buo/	/bəiX/	/biuX/	/bək̚/	/sɑt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/iɑk̚/	/ɣiuɑŋ/	/ɣiuɑŋH/	/bo/	/bɒiX/	/biəuX/	/bək̚/	/sɑt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jɨak̚/	/ɦuaŋ/	/ɦuaŋH/	/bɔ/	/bəjX/	/buwX/	/bək̚/	/sat̚/
Li Rong	/iak̚/	/ɣiuaŋ/	/ɣiuaŋH/	/bo/	/bᴀiX/	/biuX/	/bək̚/	/sɑt̚/
Wang Li	/jĭak̚/	/ɣĭwaŋ/	/ɣĭwaŋH/	/bu/	/bɒiX/	/bĭəuX/	/bək̚/	/sɑt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯ak̚/	/iwaŋ/	/iwaŋH/	/bʱuo/	/bʱɑ̆iX/	/bʱi̯ə̯uX/	/bʱək̚/	/sɑt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuè	wáng	wàng	pú	bài	fòu	bó	sa
Expected Cantonese Reflex	joek6	wong4	wong6	pou4	boi6	fau6	bak6	saat3

Proper noun

藥王菩薩

1. (Buddhism) Bhaiṣajyarāja bodhisattva

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “藥王菩薩” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].