佛性

Chinese

		Buddha; Buddhism	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (佛性)		佛	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fóxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fat⁶ sing³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hu̍t-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fóxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fósìng
  - Wade–Giles: fo²-hsing⁴
  - Yale: fwó-syìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: forshinq
  - Palladius: фосин (fosin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu̯ɔ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fat⁶ sing³
  - Yale: faht sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fat⁹ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fed⁶ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐt̚² sɪŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu̍t-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: hu̍t-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hudsexng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hut̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hut̚²⁴⁻² siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hut̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hut̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ²¹/

Noun

佛性

Buddha-nature

Derived terms

三因佛性
正因佛性
眾生皆有佛性 / 众生皆有佛性

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (佛性):

→ Japanese: 仏性(ぶっしょう) (busshō)
→ Korean: 불성(佛性) (bulseong)
→ Vietnamese: phật tính (佛性)

Further reading

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “佛性” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

Korean

Hanja in this term
佛	性

Noun

佛性 • (bulseong) (hangeul 불성)

hanja form^? of 불성 (“Buddha-nature”)