三界

Chinese

		three	boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)
simp. and trad. (三界)		三	界

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit त्रैलोक्य (trailokya).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānjiè

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄐㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gaai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-kie / sâm-kiai

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sānjiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄐㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sanjiè
  - Wade–Giles: san¹-chieh⁴
  - Yale: sān-jyè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanjieh
  - Palladius: саньцзе (sanʹcze)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ gaai³
  - Yale: sāam gaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gaai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ gai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ kaːi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-kie
  - Hakka Romanization System: sam^ˊ gie
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ gie⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯e⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-kiai
  - Hakka Romanization System: sam^ˊ giai
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ giai⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯ai̯⁵⁵/

Noun

三界

(Buddhism) Trailokya or the “three worlds” of Buddhism

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (三界):

→ Japanese: 三界(さんがい) (sangai)
→ Korean: 삼계(三界) (samgye)
→ Vietnamese: tam giới (三界)