皈依

See also: 帰依

Chinese

	comply with; follow	according to; depend on; near to according to; depend on; near to; (Eastern Min) kinship prefix
trad. (皈依)	皈	依
simp. ^#(皈依)	皈	依
alternative forms	歸依／归依

Calque of Sanskrit शरणम् गच्छामि (śaraṇam gacchāmi, “to go to a refuge”).

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guīyī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gueiyi
  - Wade–Giles: kuei¹-i¹
  - Yale: gwēi-yī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueii
  - Palladius: гуйи (guji)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: gui¹ yi¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: guij
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuei⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai¹ ji¹
  - Yale: gwāi yī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ ji¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ yi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: gui¹ i¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kui⁴² i⁴²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kûi-yî
  - Hakka Romanization System: gui^ˊ i^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gui¹ yi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ku̯i²⁴⁻¹¹ i²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kûi-yî
  - Hakka Romanization System: gui^ˊ (r)i^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gui¹ yi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ku̯i²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-i
  - Tâi-lô: kui-i
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kui'y
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² i⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kui³³ i³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² i⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ i⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ i⁴⁴/

皈依

(Buddhism, intransitive) to become a Buddhist
皈依三寶／皈依三宝 ― guīyī sānbǎo ― to take refuge with the Triple Gem

皈依佛門／皈依佛门 ― guīyī fómén ― to follow the Buddhist path
- 那郡侯磕頭禮拜，誓願皈依。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  那郡侯磕头礼拜，誓愿皈依。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE
  Nà jùnhóu kētóu lǐbài, shìyuàn guīyī. [Pinyin]
  That commandery marquess kowtowed in obeisance, vowing to become a Buddhist.
(transitive) to convert to (a religion)
皈依天主教 ― guīyī tiānzhǔjiào ― to convert to Catholicism

Sino-Xenic (皈依):

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
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