難陀

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (難陀)		難	陀
simp. (难陀)		难	陀

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit नन्द (Nanda, “joy”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Nántuó

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Nántuó
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Nántuó
  - Wade–Giles: Nan²-tʻo²
  - Yale: Nán-twó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nantwo
  - Palladius: Наньто (Nanʹto)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

Proper noun

難陀

(Buddhism) Sundarananda (younger half-brother of the Buddha)
Synonym: 孫陀羅難陀 / 孙陀罗难陀
(Buddhism) Ananda (cousin and foremost disciple of the Buddha)
Synonyms: 阿難 / 阿难 (Ānán), 阿難陀 / 阿难陀 (Ānántuó)