四弘誓願

Chinese

		four	great; liberal	vow; pledge; oath vow; pledge; oath; to vow; to pledge; to make an oath
trad. (四弘誓願)		四	弘	誓願
simp. (四弘誓愿)		四	弘	誓愿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sìhóngshìyuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄩㄢˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sìhóngshìyuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄩㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìhhóngshìhyuàn
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-hung²-shih⁴-yüan⁴
  - Yale: sz̀-húng-shr̀-ywàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhhorngshyhyuann
  - Palladius: сыхуншиюань (syxunšijuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/

Noun

四弘誓願

(Buddhism) the Four Encompassing Vows

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (四弘誓願):

→ Korean: 사홍서원(四弘誓願) (sahongseowon)

Further reading

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “四弘誓願” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].