釋迦文

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (釋迦文)		釋	迦	文
simp. (释迦文)		释	迦	文
alternative forms		釋迦文尼／释迦文尼

Etymology

Older borrowing from Sanskrit शाक्यमुनि (Śākyamuni, “sage of the Śākyas”). Largely superseded by 釋迦牟尼 / 释迦牟尼 (Shìjiāmóuní).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Shìjiāwén

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄨㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shìjiāwén
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shìhjiawún
  - Wade–Giles: Shih⁴-chia¹-wên²
  - Yale: Shr̀-jyā-wén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyhjiawen
  - Palladius: Шицзявэнь (Šiczjavɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

Proper noun

釋迦文

(Buddhism, obsolete) Śākyamuni; Gautama Buddha

Synonyms

釋迦牟尼／释迦牟尼 (Shìjiāmóuní)
能仁 (Néngrén)