阿耆多

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (阿耆多)		阿	耆	多
simp. #(阿耆多)		阿	耆	多

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit अजित (ajita, literally “invincible”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Āqíduō

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄛ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Āqíduō
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Acíduo
    • Wade–Giles: A¹-chʻi²-to¹
    • Yale: Ā-chí-dwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Achyiduo
    • Palladius: Ацидо (Acido)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: 'a gjij ta

Rime
Character	阿	耆	多
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	群 (30)	端 (5)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	脂 (15)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III	I
Fanqie	烏何切	渠脂切	得何切
Baxter	'a	gjij	ta
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑ/	/ɡiɪ/	/tɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑ/	/ɡi/	/tɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑ/	/ɡjɪ/	/tɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔa/	/gi/	/ta/
Li Rong	/ʔɑ/	/ɡi/	/tɑ/
Wang Li	/ɑ/	/ɡi/	/tɑ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔɑ/	/gi/	/tɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ē	qí	duō
Expected Cantonese Reflex	o1	kei4	do1

Proper noun

阿耆多

1. (Buddhism) an epithet for Maitreya bodhisattva

   Synonyms: 彌勒／弥勒 (Mílè), 阿逸多 (Āyìduō)