開士

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (開士)		開	士
simp. (开士)		开	士

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva, “enlightened person”). Displaced by the transliteration 菩薩／菩萨 (púsà) in later translations.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāishì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄕˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kāishì
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kaishìh
  - Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-shih⁴
  - Yale: kāi-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaishyh
  - Palladius: кайши (kajši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    開市 / 开市
    開示 / 开示
    開釋 / 开释

Noun

開士

(Buddhism) bodhisattva
Synonym: 菩薩 / 菩萨 (púsà)

Further reading

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