龍樹
Chinese
| dragon; imperial; surname | tree | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (龍樹) | 龍 | 樹 | |
| simp. (龙树) | 龙 | 树 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Lóngshù
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Lóngshù
- Wade–Giles: Lung2-shu4
- Yale: Lúng-shù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Longshuh
- Palladius: Луншу (Lunšu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lʊŋ³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lung4 syu6
- Yale: lùhng syuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: lung4 sy6
- Guangdong Romanization: lung4 xu6
- Sinological IPA (key): /lʊŋ²¹ syː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
龍樹
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (龍樹):
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “龍樹” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 龍 | 樹 |
| りゅう Jinmeiyō |
じゅ Grade: 6 |
| goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 竜樹 |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 龍樹 (MC ljowng dzyuX|dzyuH, literally “dragon + tree”), in turn a translation of Sanskrit नागार्जुन (nāgārjuna).[1][2][3][4] Listed in one monolingual Japanese source as an 音訳 (on'yaku, “transcription”, literally “sound translation”) of the Sanskrit,[5] but considering the Middle Chinese and Sanskrit phonetics, this seems unlikely.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɾʲɨːʑɨ]
Proper noun
龍樹 • (Ryūju) ←りゆうじゆ (Ryuuzyu)?
- (Buddhism) Nagarjuna, a second century Buddhist philosopher from India
- Synonym: ナーガルジュナ (Nāgarujuna)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ “竜樹”, in 改訂新版 世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition”)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN
- ^ “龍樹”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 龍 | 樹 |
Noun
龍樹