超度

Chinese

		to exceed; overtake; surpass to exceed; overtake; surpass; transcend; ultra-; super-; to pass; to cross	capacity; degree; standard
simp. and trad. (超度)		超	度

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chāodù

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄠ ㄉㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu¹ dou⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiau-tō͘ / thiau-tō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāodù
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄠ ㄉㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chaodù
    • Wade–Giles: chʻao¹-tu⁴
    • Yale: chāu-dù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chauduh
    • Palladius: чаоду (čaodu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ciu¹ dou⁶
    • Yale: chīu douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu¹ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: qiu¹ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ tou̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiau-tō͘
    • Tâi-lô: tshiau-tōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiau'do
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiau³³ tɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiau-tō͘
    • Tâi-lô: thiau-tōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiau'do
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²²/

Verb

超度

1. to surpass; to transcend

   • 猗那先子，超度名輩。遠圖中輟，貽慶後代。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     猗那先子，超度名辈。远图中辍，贻庆后代。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 唐．馮宿《天平軍節度使殷公家廟碑》

     Yī nà xiān zǐ, chāodù míngbèi. Yuǎn tú zhōngchuò, yí qìng hòudài. [Pinyin]

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2. (religion) to release souls from the purgatory; to perform religious ceremonies to help the soul find peace

   • 多虧長老超度，已消了罪業，上中華富地，長者家去托生。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     多亏长老超度，已消了罪业，上中华富地，长者家去托生。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

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

     Duōkuī chánglǎo chāodù, yǐ xiāo le zuìyè, shàng zhōnghuá fù dì, chángzhě jiā qù tuōshēng. [Pinyin]

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   • 又有極大的法船，照依佛家中元地獄赦罪之說，超度這些孤魂升天。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     又有极大的法船，照依佛家中元地狱赦罪之说，超度这些孤魂升天。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE

     Yòu yǒu jídà de fǎchuán, zhào yī fójiā zhōngyuán dìyù shèzuì zhī shuō, chāodù zhèxiē gūhún shēngtiān. [Pinyin]

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References

• “Entry #122235”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.