準提

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (準提)		準	提
simp. (准提)		准	提

Etymology

Transliteration of the vocative of Sanskrit चुन्दा (cundā).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhǔntí

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄊㄧˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhǔntí
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄊㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhǔntí
  - Wade–Giles: Chun³-tʻi²
  - Yale: Jwǔn-tí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Joentyi
  - Palladius: Чжуньти (Čžunʹti)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi³⁵/

Middle Chinese: tsywinX|tsywet dzye|dej

Rime
Character	準	準	提	提
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	章 (23)	常 (25)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	諄 (47)	薛 (82)	支 (11)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III	IV
Fanqie	之尹切	職悅切	是支切	杜奚切
Baxter	tsywinX	tsywet	dzye	dej
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiuɪn^X/	/t͡ɕiuᴇt̚/	/d͡ʑiᴇ/	/dei/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕʷin^X/	/t͡ɕʷiɛt̚/	/d͡ʑiɛ/	/dei/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕjuen^X/	/t͡ɕjuæt̚/	/d͡ʑjɛ/	/dɛi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cwin^X/	/cwiat̚/	/d͡ʑiə̆/	/dɛj/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiuĕn^X/	/t͡ɕiuɛt̚/	/ʑie/	/dei/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭuĕn^X/	/t͡ɕĭuɛt̚/	/ʑǐe/	/diei/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯uĕn^X/	/t͡ɕi̯wɛt̚/	/ʑie̯/	/dʱiei/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhǔn	zhuo	chí	tí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zeon²	zyut³	si⁴	tai⁴

Proper noun

準提

(Buddhism) (～菩薩) Cundi bodhisattva
Synonyms: 準胝 / 准胝, 尊提, 尊那

Further reading

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