菩提子

菩提子

Chinese

		bodhi, the state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (菩提子)		菩提	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pútízǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˊ ㄊㄧˊ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): pou⁴ tai⁴ zi²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): pu³ hai³ du²

• Min Nan (POJ): phô͘-thê-chí / phô͘-thê-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: pútízǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˊ ㄊㄧˊ ㄗˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pwutyitzyy
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰu³⁵ tʰi³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou⁴ tai⁴ zi²
    • Yale: pòuh tàih jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁴ tai⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁴ tei⁴ ji²
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯²¹ tʰɐi̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: pu³ hai³ du²
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰu²² hai²² tu⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phô͘-thê-chí / phô͘-thê-chú
    • Tâi-lô: phôo-thê-tsí / phôo-thê-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pho'tecie, pho'tezuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰɔ²⁴⁻²² tʰe²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵³/, /pʰɔ²⁴⁻²² tʰe²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɔ²⁴⁻²² tʰe²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴/, /pʰɔ²⁴⁻²² tʰe²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰɔ¹³⁻²² tʰe¹³⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵³/, /pʰɔ¹³⁻²² tʰe¹³⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi⁵³/, /pʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɔ²³⁻³³ tʰe²³⁻³³ t͡ɕi⁴¹/, /pʰɔ²³⁻³³ tʰe²³⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

Noun

菩提子

1. (Buddhism) Bodhi-seeds, or beads, the hard seeds of a kind of Himalayan grass, also of a tree at Tiantai, used for rosaries.
2. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 葡提子 (“grape”).

Derived terms

葡提子