極樂
See also: 极乐
Chinese
utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit |
music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (極樂) | 極 | 樂 | |
| simp. (极乐) | 极 | 乐 | |
Etymology 1
Translation of Sanskrit सुखावती (sukhāvatī, “full of joy; blissful”). Compare Tibetan བདེ་བ་ཅན། (bde ba can, “blissful”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gik6 lok6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khi̍t-lo̍k
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ke̍k-lo̍k
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 8jiq-loq
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jílè
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jílè
- Wade–Giles: chi2-lê4
- Yale: jí-lè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyileh
- Palladius: цзилэ (czilɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gik6 lok6
- Yale: gihk lohk
- Cantonese Pinyin: gik9 lok9
- Guangdong Romanization: gig6 log6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɪk̚² lɔːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khi̍t-lo̍k
- Hakka Romanization System: kid log
- Hagfa Pinyim: kid6 log6
- Sinological IPA: /kʰit̚⁵ lok̚⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke̍k-lo̍k
- Tâi-lô: ki̍k-lo̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: keglok
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Wu
Noun
極樂
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “極樂” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Etymology 2
utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit |
music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (極樂) | 極 | 樂 | |
| simp. (极乐) | 极 | 乐 | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to Min Nan 矸轆? ancient 獨樂?”)
Pronunciation
Noun
極樂
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 陀螺 (“spinning top”) [map]