波羅蜜

波羅蜜

See also: 波罗蜜

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (波羅蜜)		波	羅	蜜
simp. (波罗蜜)		波	罗	蜜
variant forms		波羅蜜多／波罗蜜多

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bōluómì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧˋ

• Min Nan (POJ): pho-lô-bi̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: bōluómì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: boluomih
    • IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ mi⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pho-lô-bi̍t
    • Tâi-lô: pho-lô-bi̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoiloi'bit
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² lo²⁴⁻²² bit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰo³³ lo²⁴⁻²² bit̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² lo¹³⁻²² bit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ lo²⁴⁻¹¹ bit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ²³⁻³³ bit̚⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: /puɑ  lɑ  miɪt̚/▼

Rime
Character	波	羅	蜜
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	來 (37)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	戈 (95)	歌 (94)	質 (48)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I	III
Fanqie	博禾切	魯何切	彌畢切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/miɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mjet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pwa/	/la/	/mit̚/
Li Rong	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/miĕt̚/
Wang Li	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mĭĕt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mi̯ĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bō	luó	mì

Noun

波羅蜜

1. (Buddhism) paramita; perfection or culmination of certain virtues
2. Alternative form of 菠蘿蜜／菠萝蜜 (bōluómì, “jackfruit”).

Synonyms

• (paramita): 彼岸 (bǐ'àn)

Derived terms

六波羅蜜／六波罗蜜

般若波羅蜜多心經／般若波罗蜜多心经 (Bōrě Bōluómìduō Xīnjīng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
波	羅	蜜
は Grade: 3	ら Grade: S	みつ Grade: S

Etymology

Alternative reading paramitsu reborrowed from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā).

Noun

波羅蜜 (hiragana はらみつ, katakana ハラミツ, rōmaji haramitsu, alternative reading ぱらみつ, katakana パラミツ, rōmaji paramitsu)

1. jackfruit
2. paramita, perfection