眾生相
Chinese
| all living things, all sentient beings; the masses | each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (眾生相/衆生相) | 眾生/衆生 | 相 | |
| simp. (众生相) | 众生 | 相 | |
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit सत्त्वसंज्ञा (sattvasaṃjñā).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngshēngxiàng
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngshengsiàng
- Wade–Giles: chung4-shêng1-hsiang4
- Yale: jùng-shēng-syàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqshengshianq
- Palladius: чжуншэнсян (čžunšɛnsjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung3 sang1 soeng3
- Yale: jung sāng seung
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung3 sang1 soeng3
- Guangdong Romanization: zung3 seng1 sêng3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
眾生相
- (Buddhism) the notion of a living being
- (by extension) diverse appearance of the masses; various characters of human beings