王舍城

Chinese

		king	residence	city walls; city; town
simp. and trad. (王舍城)		王	舍	城

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit राजगृह (rājagṛha), from राज (rāja, “king”) +‎ गृह (gṛha, “house”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Wángshèchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄜˋ ㄔㄥˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Wángshèchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄜˋ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Wángshèchéng
  - Wade–Giles: Wang²-shê⁴-chʻêng²
  - Yale: Wáng-shè-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wangshehcherng
  - Palladius: Ваншэчэн (Vanšɛčɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

王舍城

Rajgir (a historical town in Nalanda district, Bihar, India)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (王舍城):

→ Japanese: 王舎城(おうしゃじょう) (Ōshajō)
→ Korean: 왕사성(王舍城) (Wangsaseong)
→ Vietnamese: Vương Xá Thành (王舍城)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
王	舍	城
おう Grade: 1	しゃ Hyōgai	じょう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [o̞ːɕa̠ʑo̞ː]

Proper noun

王(おう)舍(しゃ)城(じょう) • (Ōshajō)

Rajgir (a historical town in Nalanda district, Bihar, India)

Korean

Hanja in this term
王	舍	城

Proper noun

王舍城 • (Wangsaseong) (hangeul 왕사성)

hanja form^? of 왕사성 (“Rajgir (a historical town in Nalanda district, Bihar, India)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
王	舍	城

Proper noun

王舍城

chữ Hán form of Vương Xá Thành (“Rajgir (a historical town in Nalanda district, Bihar, India)”)