觀音菩薩

Chinese

		Guanyin	bodhisattva; kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person
trad. (觀音菩薩)		觀音	菩薩
simp. (观音菩萨)		观音	菩萨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Guānyīn Púsà

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢㄧㄣㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): Guànyin Púsåq
Cantonese (Jyutping): gun¹ jam¹ pou⁴ saat³
Gan (Wiktionary): guon¹ in pu² sat
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Kôn-yîm-phù-sat

(Hailu, HRS): gon^ˋ rhim^ˋ pu sad
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Koan-im-phô͘-sat
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹kuoe-in₁-bu₆-saq₇ / ¹kuoe-in₁-bu₂-saeq₇
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): konn¹ in¹ bu² sa⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Guānyīn Púsà → Guānyīn Púsa (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢㄧㄣㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ → ㄍㄨㄢㄧㄣㄆㄨˊ ˙ㄙㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Guanyin Púså
  - Wade–Giles: Kuan¹-yin¹ Pʻu²-sa⁵
  - Yale: Gwān-yīn Pú-sa
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guanin Pwu.sah
  - Palladius: Гуаньинь Пуса (Guanʹinʹ Pusa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ in⁵⁵ pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹/ → /ku̯än⁵⁵ in⁵⁵ pʰu³⁵ sä³/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: Guànyin Púsåq [Phonetic: guànyin pǔsåq]
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): guan¹ yin⁰ pu² saq⁵ [Phonetic: guan¹ yin⁰ pu³ saq⁵]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuã³¹ ĩ pʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ saʔ⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gun¹ jam¹ pou⁴ saat³
  - Yale: gūn yām pòuh saat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gun¹ jam¹ pou⁴ saat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: gun¹ yem¹ pou⁴ sad³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuːn⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ pʰou̯²¹ saːt̚³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: guon¹ in pu² sat
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuɵn⁴² in² pʰu²⁴ sat̚²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kôn-yîm-phù-sat
  - Hakka Romanization System: gon^ˊ im^ˊ pu^ˇ sad^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gon¹ yim¹ pu² sad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ im²⁴ pʰu¹¹ sat̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kôn-yîm-phù-sat
  - Hakka Romanization System: gon^ˊ (r)im^ˊ pu^ˇ sad^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gon¹ yim¹ pu² sad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)im²⁴ pʰu¹¹ sat̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: gon^ˋ rhim^ˋ pu sad
  - Sinological IPA: /kon⁵³ ʒim⁵³ pʰu⁵⁵ sat⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koan-im-phô͘-sat
  - Tâi-lô: Kuan-im-phôo-sat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koan'imphosad
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ im⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ sat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ im⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰɔ²³⁻³³ sat̚³²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹kuoe-in₁-bu₆-saq₇
  - MiniDict: kuoe^平 in^平 bu^去 sah^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹kuoe-in₁-bu₃-saq₄
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kuø⁵⁵ in³³ bu³³ saʔ²¹/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹kuoe-in₁-bu₂-saeq₇
  - MiniDict: kuoe^平 in^平 bu^平 saeh^入
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /kuø⁴⁴ in⁴⁴ bu⁴⁴ saʔ/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: konn¹ in¹ bu² sa⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰõ³³ in³³ pu¹³ sa̠²⁴/

Proper noun

觀音菩薩

(Buddhism) Guanyin

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 觀世音 (“Guanyin”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		觀世音, 觀音, 觀音大士, 觀音菩薩, 觀世音菩薩, 觀自在, 觀自在菩薩
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	觀音菩薩, 觀音娘娘
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	觀音, 觀音菩薩
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	觀音, 觀音菩薩
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	觀音菩薩
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	觀音菩薩, 觀世音菩薩
	Xi'an	觀音, 觀世音
	Xuzhou	觀音菩薩
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	觀音菩薩, 觀世音菩薩
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	觀音菩薩
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	觀音菩薩
	Wuhan	觀音菩薩
	Guiyang	觀音菩薩, 觀音, 觀世音
	Liuzhou	觀音, 觀音菩薩, 觀音老母
	Nanning (Wuming)	觀音, 觀世音
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	觀音菩薩
	Yangzhou	觀音老母, 觀音菩薩, 觀音
	Nantong	觀音, 觀世音
Cantonese	Hong Kong	觀音, 觀音娘娘, 觀音大士, 觀音菩薩
	Nanning	觀音, 觀音菩薩
	Nanning (Tanka)	觀音
	Wuzhou	觀音, 觀音菩薩
	Yulin	觀音, 觀音菩薩
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	觀音, 觀音菩薩
Gan	Nanchang	觀音菩薩
	Lichuan	觀音老母
	Pingxiang	觀音老母
Hakka	Meixian	觀音
	Yudu	觀音菩薩, 觀音婆婆
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	觀音娘
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	觀音娘
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	觀音娘
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	觀音娘
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	觀音娘
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	觀世娘
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	觀音娘
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	觀音娘
	Hsinchu County (Guanxi; Raoping)	觀音娘
	Hsinchu County (Changgangling, Hukou; Raoping)	觀音娘
	Zhubei (Liujia; Raoping)	觀音娘
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	觀音娘
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	觀音菩薩
	Chengdu (Hexingchang)	觀音, 觀音菩薩
	Chengdu (Xindu Subdistrict)	觀音菩薩, 觀音老母
	Weiyuan (Guanyingtan)	觀音, 觀音菩薩
	Yilong (Ma'an)	觀音, 觀音菩薩
	Xichang (Huanglianguan)	觀音, 觀音菩薩
Huizhou	Jixi	觀音娘娘, 觀音菩薩
Jin	Taiyuan	觀音
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	觀音, 觀世音
Southern Min	Xiamen	觀音媽, 觀音, 佛祖, 佛
	Quanzhou	觀音媽, 觀音, 佛祖, 佛
	Zhangzhou	觀音媽, 觀音, 佛祖, 佛
	Zhao'an	觀音佛祖
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	觀世音菩薩, 觀世音
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	觀音媽
	Kaohsiung	觀世音
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	觀世音菩薩
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	觀世音
	Yilan (Luodong)	觀世音菩薩
	Yilan (Toucheng)	觀世音菩薩
	Changhua (Yongjing)	觀世音
	Tainan (Anping)	觀世音
	Chiayi	觀世音
	Chiayi County (Dongshi)	觀世音
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	觀世音
	Penghu (Xiyu)	觀世音菩薩
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	觀音, 觀世音
	Jieyang	觀音娘, 阿娘, 慈悲娘
	Haikou	菩薩
Puxian Min	Putian	觀音, 觀音媽, 觀音佛
Puxian Min	Xianyou	觀音, 觀音媽
Central Min	Yong'an	觀音媽
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	觀音菩薩
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	觀音菩薩
Wu	Shanghai	觀音娘娘, 觀音菩薩
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	觀音菩薩
	Shanghai (Jiading)	觀音娘娘
	Suzhou	觀音菩薩, 觀音娘娘
	Danyang	觀音, 觀音菩薩, 觀音娘娘
	Ningbo	觀音菩薩, 觀世音菩薩, 觀音娘娘
	Wenzhou	觀世音, 觀音, 觀音佛
	Jinhua	觀音菩薩, 觀音娘娘
Xiang	Changsha	觀音菩薩
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	觀音菩薩

Noun

觀音菩薩

(Xiang, figurative) benevolent person