化生
Chinese
to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform |
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (化生) | 化 | 生 | |
| simp. #(化生) | 化 | 生 | |
| anagram | 生化 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: huàshēng
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huàsheng
- Wade–Giles: hua4-shêng1
- Yale: hwà-shēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huahsheng
- Palladius: хуашэн (xuašɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ä⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: faa3 sang1
- Yale: fa sāng
- Cantonese Pinyin: faa3 sang1
- Guangdong Romanization: fa3 seng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /faː³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
化生
- (literary) to nourish and bring up; to convert and produce
- (zoology) to metamorphose
- (Buddhism) to be born by transformation; to be born through metamorphosis
- (medicine) to undergo metaplasia
Noun
化生
- (literary) incarnation; manifestation
- (literary, historical) infant idol used in ancient times when supplicating for a son
- (literary) statue of a goddess
Derived terms
- 化生女
- 化生盆
- 化生金盆
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “化生” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].