娑婆

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Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (娑婆)
simp. #(娑婆)
anagram 婆娑
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit सह (saha, name of a division of the world < bearing; enduring), as in सहलोकधातु (sahalokadhātu, world inhabited by men; earth).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (16) (3)
Final () (94) (95)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter sa ba
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/sɑ/ /buɑ/
Pan
Wuyun
/sɑ/ /buɑ/
Shao
Rongfen
/sɑ/ /buɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/sa/ /bwa/
Li
Rong
/sɑ/ /buɑ/
Wang
Li
/sɑ/ /buɑ/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/sɑ/ /bʱuɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
suō
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
so1 po4

Noun

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娑婆

  1. (Buddhism) world of endurance; outside world; this world (which is full of suffering)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (娑婆):
  • Japanese: (しゃ)() (shaba)
  • Korean: 사바(娑婆) (saba)
  • Vietnamese: sa bà (娑婆)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しゃ
Hyōgai

Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Chinese 娑婆 (suōpó), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit सह (saha)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しゃ)() (shaba

  1. the world
  2. (Buddhism) this corrupt world
  3. the outside world

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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娑婆 (saba) (hangeul 사바)

  1. hanja form? of 사바 (the world; (Buddhism) this corrupt world; the outside world)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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娑婆

  1. chữ Hán form of sa bà.