禪定

See also: 禅定

Chinese

		abdicate; meditation; abstraction abdicate; meditation; abstraction; (Zen) Buddhism	to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
trad. (禪定)		禪	定
simp. (禅定)		禅	定

Etymology

Clipping of Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna) + Chinese 定 (dìng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chándìng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sim⁴ ding⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chándìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chándìng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻan²-ting⁴
  - Yale: chán-dìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charndinq
  - Palladius: чаньдин (čanʹdin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ tiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sim⁴ ding⁶
  - Yale: sìhm dihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sim⁴ ding⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xim⁴ ding⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːm²¹ tɪŋ²²/

Noun

禪定

(Buddhism) concentration in meditation

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (禪定):

→ Japanese: 禅(ぜん)定(じょう) (zenjō)
→ Korean: 선정(禪定) (seonjeong)
→ Vietnamese: thiền định (禪定)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
禪	定
ぜん Jinmeiyō	じょう Grade: 3
on'yomi

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Korean

Hanja in this term
禪	定

Noun

禪定 • (seonjeong) (hangeul 선정)

hanja form^? of 선정 (“(Buddhism) concentration in meditation”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
禪	定

Noun

禪定

chữ Hán form of thiền định (“(Buddhism) concentration in meditation”)