三昧

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (三昧)		三	昧

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānmèi

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄇㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ mui⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sānmèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄇㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sanmèi
  - Wade–Giles: san¹-mei⁴
  - Yale: sān-mèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanmey
  - Palladius: саньмэй (sanʹmɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ mui⁶
  - Yale: sāam muih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ mui⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ mui⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ muːi̯²²/

Noun

三昧

(Buddhism) samadhi
Synonyms: 三摩地 (sānmódì), 定 (dìng)
(figurative) knack; secret

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (三昧):

→ Japanese: 三(さん)昧(まい) (sanmai)
→ Korean: 삼매(三昧) (sammae)
→ Vietnamese: tam muội (三昧)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
三	昧
さん Grade: 1	まい Grade: S
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 三昧, from Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さんまい [sàńmáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [sã̠mːa̠i]

Noun

三(さん)昧(まい) • (sanmai)

(Buddhism) samadhi

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
三	昧
さん > ざん Grade: 1	まい Grade: S
on'yomi

From 三(さん)昧(まい) (sanmai) above. The sa changes to za as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ざんまい [zàńmáí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [d͡zã̠mːa̠i]

Suffix

三(ざん)昧(まい) • (-zanmai)

(figuratively) doing something to one's heart's content

Usage notes

Attaches to nouns or na-adjectives.

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
三	昧

Noun

三昧 • (sammae) (hangeul 삼매)

hanja form^? of 삼매 (“samadhi”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
三	昧

Noun

三昧

chữ Hán form of tam muội (“samadhi”)