피안
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 彼岸, from 彼 (“that”) + 岸 (“bank”), ultimately calqued from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰi(ː)a̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [피(ː)안]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | pian |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | pian |
McCune–Reischauer? | p'ian |
Yale Romanization? | phīan |
Noun
피안 • (pian) (hanja 彼岸)
- (Buddhism) pāramitā: the perfected character attained by enlightened ones, a goal of Buddhist adepts
- Synonym: 바라밀(波羅蜜) (baramil)
- Antonym: 차안(此岸) (chaan)