沙彌

沙彌

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (沙彌)		沙	彌
simp. (沙弥)		沙	弥

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रामणेर (śrāmaṇera) or Pali sāmaṇera. Compare 沙門 (MC ʃˠa muən).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shāmí

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄇㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ mei⁴, saa¹ nei⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): sa-bi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shāmí
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄇㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shami
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ mi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: saa¹ mei⁴, saa¹ nei⁴
    • Yale: sā mèih, sā nèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ mei⁴, saa¹ nei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sa¹ méi⁴, sa¹ néi⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /säː⁵⁵ mei̯²¹/, /säː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sa-bi
    • Tâi-lô: sa-bi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sa'by
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sa⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sa³³ bi³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sa⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴⁴/

Noun

沙彌

1. (Buddhism) novice Buddhist monk