缽盂

Chinese

		alms bowl; small earthenware basin	container; cup
trad. (缽盂)		缽	盂
simp. (钵盂)		钵	盂

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bōyú

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛㄩˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): but³ jyu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bōyú
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛㄩˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: boyú
  - Wade–Giles: po¹-yü²
  - Yale: bwō-yú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: boyu
  - Palladius: боюй (bojuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ y³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: but³ jyu⁴
  - Yale: but yùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: but⁸ jy⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bud³ yu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːt̚³ jyː²¹/

Noun

缽盂

alms bowl
- 窗邊錫杖解兩虎，床下缽盂藏一龍。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  窗边锡杖解两虎，床下钵盂藏一龙。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 唐．岑參《太白胡僧歌》
  Chuāng biān xīzhàng jiě liǎng hǔ, chuángxià bōyú cáng yī lóng. [Pinyin]
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- 這缽盂乃唐王親手所賜，教弟子持此沿路化齋。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  这钵盂乃唐王亲手所赐，教弟子持此沿路化斋。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE
  Zhè bōyú nǎi Táng wáng qīnshǒu suǒ cì, jiào dìzǐ chí cǐ yánlù huàzhāi. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

“缽盂”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.