總持

Chinese

		always; to assemble; gather always; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case	to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain
trad. (總持)		總	持
simp. (总持)		总	持

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit धारणी (dhāraṇī, “holds, maintains”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǒngchí

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄔˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǒngchí
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄔˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǒngchíh
  - Wade–Giles: tsung³-chʻih²
  - Yale: dzǔng-chŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzoongchyr
  - Palladius: цзунчи (czunči)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/

Noun

總持

dharani (incantation)
Synonym: 陀羅尼 / 陀罗尼 (tuóluóní)

Further reading

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