波羅蜜

See also: 波罗蜜

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (波羅蜜)		波	羅	蜜
simp. (波罗蜜)		波	罗	蜜

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bōluómì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bo¹ lo⁴ mat⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pho-lô-bi̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bōluómì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: boluómì
  - Wade–Giles: po¹-lo²-mi⁴
  - Yale: bwō-lwó-mì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: boluomih
  - Palladius: боломи (bolomi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ mi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    波羅蜜 / 波罗蜜
    菠蘿蜜 / 菠萝蜜
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bo¹ lo⁴ mat⁶
  - Yale: bō lòh maht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bo¹ lo⁴ mat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bo¹ lo⁴ med⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹ mɐt̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pho-lô-bi̍t
  - Tâi-lô: pho-lô-bi̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoiloi'bit
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ²³⁻³³ bit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ lo²⁴⁻¹¹ bit̚⁴/

Middle Chinese: pa la mjit

Rime
Character	波	羅	蜜
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	來 (37)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	戈 (95)	歌 (94)	質 (48)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I	III
Fanqie	博禾切	魯何切	彌畢切
Baxter	pa	la	mjit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/miɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mjet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pwa/	/la/	/mit̚/
Li Rong	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/miĕt̚/
Wang Li	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mĭĕt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mi̯ĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bō	luó	mì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bo¹	lo⁴	mat⁶

Noun

波羅蜜

(Buddhism) paramita; perfection or culmination of certain virtues
alternative form of 菠蘿蜜 / 菠萝蜜 (bōluómì, “jackfruit”)

Synonyms

(paramita): 彼岸 (bǐ'àn), 波羅蜜多／波罗蜜多 (bōluómìduō)

Derived terms

六波羅蜜 / 六波罗蜜
般若波羅蜜多心經 / 般若波罗蜜多心经 (Bōrě Bōluómìduō Xīnjīng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
波	羅	蜜
は Grade: 3 (ateji)	ら Grade: S (ateji)	みつ Grade: S (ateji)
on'yomi

Etymology

Alternative reading paramitsu reborrowed from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はらみつ [hàráꜜmìtsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [ha̠ɾa̠mʲit͡sɨ]
IPA^(key): [pa̠ɾa̠mʲit͡sɨ]

Noun

波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みつ) or 波羅蜜(ハラミツ) or 波羅蜜(ぱらみつ) or 波羅蜜(パラミツ) • (haramitsu or paramitsu)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ハラミツ (haramitsu) or パラミツ.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
波	羅	蜜

Noun

波羅蜜

chữ Hán form of ba-la-mật (“paramita”)