Chinese
Etymology
Version preferred by Xuanzang and used in his translations, most notably in the Heart Sutra.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
觀自在菩薩
- (Buddhism) Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
觀世音 (“Guanyin”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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觀世音, 觀音, 觀音大士, 觀音菩薩, 觀世音菩薩, 觀自在, 觀自在菩薩
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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觀音菩薩, 觀音娘娘
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| Singapore
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觀音, 觀音菩薩
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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觀音, 觀音菩薩
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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觀音菩薩
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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觀音菩薩, 觀世音菩薩
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| Xi'an
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觀音, 觀世音
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| Xuzhou
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觀音菩薩
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Lanzhou
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觀音菩薩, 觀世音菩薩
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| Ürümqi
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觀音菩薩
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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觀音菩薩
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| Wuhan
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觀音菩薩
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| Guiyang
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觀音菩薩, 觀音, 觀世音
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| Liuzhou
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觀音, 觀音菩薩, 觀音老母
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| Nanning (Wuming)
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觀音, 觀世音
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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觀音菩薩
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| Yangzhou
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觀音老母, 觀音菩薩, 觀音
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| Nantong
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觀音, 觀世音
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| Cantonese
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Hong Kong
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觀音, 觀音娘娘, 觀音大士, 觀音菩薩
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| Nanning
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觀音, 觀音菩薩
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| Nanning (Tanka)
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觀音
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| Wuzhou
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觀音, 觀音菩薩
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| Yulin
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觀音, 觀音菩薩
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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觀音, 觀音菩薩
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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觀音菩薩
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| Lichuan
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觀音老母
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| Pingxiang
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觀音老母
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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觀音
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| Yudu
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觀音菩薩, 觀音婆婆
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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觀音娘
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| Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
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觀音娘
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
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觀音娘
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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觀音娘
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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觀音娘
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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觀世娘
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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觀音娘
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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觀音娘
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| Hsinchu County (Guanxi; Raoping)
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觀音娘
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| Hsinchu County (Changgangling, Hukou; Raoping)
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觀音娘
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| Zhubei (Liujia; Raoping)
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觀音娘
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
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觀音娘
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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觀音菩薩
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| Chengdu (Hexingchang)
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觀音, 觀音菩薩
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| Chengdu (Xindu Subdistrict)
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觀音菩薩, 觀音老母
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| Weiyuan (Guanyingtan)
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觀音, 觀音菩薩
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| Yilong (Ma'an)
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觀音, 觀音菩薩
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| Xichang (Huanglianguan)
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觀音, 觀音菩薩
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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觀音娘娘, 觀音菩薩
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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觀音
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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觀音, 觀世音
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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觀音媽, 觀音, 佛祖, 佛
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| Quanzhou
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觀音媽, 觀音, 佛祖, 佛
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| Zhangzhou
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觀音媽, 觀音, 佛祖, 佛
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| Zhao'an
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觀音佛祖
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| New Taipei (Tamsui)
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觀世音菩薩, 觀世音
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| New Taipei (Pingxi)
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觀音媽
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| Kaohsiung
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觀世音
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| Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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觀世音菩薩
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| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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觀世音
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| Yilan (Luodong)
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觀世音菩薩
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| Yilan (Toucheng)
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觀世音菩薩
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| Changhua (Yongjing)
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觀世音
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| Tainan (Anping)
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觀世音
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| Chiayi
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觀世音
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| Chiayi County (Dongshi)
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觀世音
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| Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)
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觀世音
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| Penghu (Xiyu)
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觀世音菩薩
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
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觀音, 觀世音
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| Jieyang
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觀音娘, 阿娘, 慈悲娘
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| Haikou
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菩薩
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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觀音, 觀音媽, 觀音佛
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| Xianyou
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觀音, 觀音媽
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| Central Min
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Yong'an
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觀音媽
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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觀音菩薩
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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觀音菩薩
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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觀音娘娘, 觀音菩薩
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| Shanghai (Songjiang)
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觀音菩薩
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| Shanghai (Jiading)
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觀音娘娘
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| Suzhou
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觀音菩薩, 觀音娘娘
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| Danyang
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觀音, 觀音菩薩, 觀音娘娘
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| Ningbo
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觀音菩薩, 觀世音菩薩, 觀音娘娘
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| Wenzhou
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觀世音, 觀音, 觀音佛
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| Jinhua
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觀音菩薩, 觀音娘娘
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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觀音菩薩
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| Xiangnan Tuhua
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Jiangyong
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觀音菩薩
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Descendants