南無阿彌陀佛

See also: 南无阿弥陀佛

Chinese

		to salute; to convert to.	Amitābha
trad. (南無阿彌陀佛)		南無	阿彌陀佛
simp. (南无阿弥陀佛)		南无	阿弥陀佛

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नमोऽमिताभाय (namoʼmitābhāya).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Nāmó Ēmítuófó, Námó Ēmítuófó
(Zhuyin): ㄋㄚㄇㄛˊ ㄜㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ, ㄋㄚˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄜㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶, naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶, naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶, naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Nà-mò Ô-mì-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Ô-nî-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Â-mì-thò-fu̍t
Min Dong (BUC): Nàng-mò̤-ŏ̤-mì-tò̤-hŭk
Min Nan (POJ): Lâm-bû O-bí-tô-hu̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Nāmó Ēmítuófó
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄚㄇㄛˊ ㄜㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Namó Emítuófó
  - Wade–Giles: Na¹-mo² O¹-mi²-tʻo²-fo²
  - Yale: Nā-mwó Ē-mí-twó-fwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nhamo Emitwofor
  - Palladius: Намо Эмитофо (Namo Emitofo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nä⁵⁵ mwɔ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰwɔ³⁵ fwɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Námó Ēmítuófó
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄜㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Námó Emítuófó
  - Wade–Giles: Na²-mo² O¹-mi²-tʻo²-fo²
  - Yale: Ná-mwó Ē-mí-twó-fwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Namo Emitwofor
  - Palladius: Намо Эмитофо (Namo Emitofo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nä³⁵ mwɔ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰwɔ³⁵ fwɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶, naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶, naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶, naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶
  - Yale: nàahm mòh ō mèih tòh faht, nàahm mòh ō nēi tòh faht, nā mòh ō mèih tòh faht, nā mòh ō nēi tòh faht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁹, naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁹, naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁹, naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ méi⁴ to⁴ fed⁶, nam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ néi^4-1 to⁴ fed⁶, na¹ mo⁴ o¹ méi⁴ to⁴ fed⁶, na¹ mo⁴ o¹ néi^4-1 to⁴ fed⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːm²¹ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ mei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /naːm²¹ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /naː⁵⁵ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ mei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /naː⁵⁵ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Nà-mò Ô-mì-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Ô-nî-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Â-mì-thò-fu̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: naˇ moˇ o´ miˇ toˇ fud / naˇ moˇ o´ ni´ toˇ fud / naˇ moˇ a´ miˇ toˇ fud
  - Hagfa Pinyim: na² mo² o¹ mi² to² fud⁶ / na² mo² o¹ ni¹ to² fud⁶ / na² mo² a¹ mi² to² fud⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /na¹¹ mo¹¹ o²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/, /na¹¹ mo¹¹ o²⁴⁻¹¹ ni²⁴ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/, /na¹¹ mo¹¹ a²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Nàng-mò̤-ŏ̤-mì-tò̤-hŭk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (no sandhi): /nˡaŋ⁵³ mo⁵³ o⁵⁵ mi⁵³ ^(tʰ-)lo⁵³ ^(h-)uʔ⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-bû O-bí-tô-hu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: Lâm-bû O-bí-tô-hu̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lambuu oi'by'doi'hut
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lam²⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² o⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lam²⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² o³³ bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ to²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lam¹³⁻²² bu¹³⁻²² o⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to¹³⁻²² hut̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ o⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lam²³⁻³³ bu²³⁻³³ ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/

Phrase

南無阿彌陀佛

(Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a common phrase of salutation used by Buddhists

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (南無阿彌陀佛):

→ Japanese: 南(な)無(む)阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶつ) (Namu Amidabutsu)
→ Korean: 나무아미타불(南無阿彌陀佛) (namuamitabul)
→ Vietnamese: Nam mô A Di Đà Phật (南無阿彌陀佛)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	無	阿	彌	陀	佛
な Grade: 2	む Grade: 4	あ Jinmeiyō	み Jinmeiyō	だ Jinmeiyō	ぶつ Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi

IPA^(key): [na̠mɯ̟ᵝ a̠mʲida̠ bɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Phrase

南(な)無(む)阿(あ)彌(み)陀(だ)佛(ぶつ) • (Namu Amida-butsu) (kyūjitai, shinjitai 南無阿弥陀仏)

Kyūjitai form of 南無阿弥陀仏 (“Namo Amitābhāya”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
南	無	阿	彌	陀	佛

Phrase

南無阿彌陀佛 • (namuamitabul) (hangeul 나무아미타불)

Hanja form^? of 나무아미타불 (“Namo Amitābhāya”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
南	無	阿	彌	陀	佛

Phrase

南無阿彌陀佛

chữ Hán form of Nam mô A Di Đà Phật (“Namo Amitābhāya”).