肥勒爺
Chinese
| Maitreya | grandpa; etc.; old gentleman | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (肥勒爺) | 肥勒 | 爺 | |
| simp. (肥勒爷) | 肥勒 | 爷 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Pûi-le̍k-iâ
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pûi-le̍k-iâ
- Tâi-lô: Puî-li̍k-iâ
- Phofsit Daibuun: puileg'iaa
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pui²³⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² ia²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /pui²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² ia²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Proper noun
肥勒爺
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 彌勒 (“Maitreya; Laughing Buddha”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 彌勒, 彌勒佛, 彌勒菩薩 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 彌勒佛 |
| Singapore | 彌勒佛, 彌勒菩薩 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 彌羅佛 |
| Yangzhou | 彌陀, 笑佛, 彌勒佛 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 彌勒佛 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 彌勒佛 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 摁肚伯公 |
| Yudu | 大肚羅漢 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 彌勒佛, 彌提 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 肥勒, 肥勒爺 |
| Quanzhou | 肥勒 | |
| Zhangzhou | 肥勒, 肥勒佛, 阿肥勒佛仔 | |
| Jieyang | 彌勒佛 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 未來佛 |
| Xianyou | 未來佛 | |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 彌陀菩薩 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 和合菩薩 |