南無阿彌陀佛

See also: 南无阿弥陀佛

Chinese

		to salute; to convert to.	Amitābha
trad. (南無阿彌陀佛)		南無	阿彌陀佛
simp. (南无阿弥陀佛)		南无	阿弥陀佛

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नमोऽमिताभाय (namo’mitābhāya).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Nāmó Ēmítuófó, Námó Ēmítuófó

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄚㄇㄛˊ ㄜㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ, ㄋㄚˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄜㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶, naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶, naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶, naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Nà-mò Ô-mì-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Ô-nî-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Â-mì-thò-fu̍t
Min Dong (BUC): Nàng-mò̤-ŏ̤-mì-tò̤-hŭk
Min Nan (POJ): Lâm-bû O-bí-tô-hu̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: Nāmó Ēmítuófó
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄚㄇㄛˊ ㄜㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nhamo emitwofor
  - IPA ^(key): /nä⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: Námó Ēmítuófó
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄜㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Namo emitwofor
  - IPA ^(key): /nä³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶, naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶, naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶, naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶
  - Yale: nàahm mòh ō mèih tòh faht, nàahm mòh ō nēi tòh faht, nā mòh ō mèih tòh faht, nā mòh ō nēi tòh faht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁹, naam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁹, naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁹, naa¹ mo⁴ o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ méi⁴ to⁴ fed⁶, nam⁴ mo⁴ o¹ néi¹ to⁴ fed⁶, na¹ mo⁴ o¹ méi⁴ to⁴ fed⁶, na¹ mo⁴ o¹ néi¹ to⁴ fed⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /näːm²¹ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ mei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /näːm²¹ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /näː⁵⁵ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ mei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /näː⁵⁵ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Nà-mò Ô-mì-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Ô-nî-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Â-mì-thò-fu̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: naˇ moˇ o´ miˇ toˇ fud / naˇ moˇ o´ ni´ toˇ fud / naˇ moˇ a´ miˇ toˇ fud
  - Hagfa Pinyim: na² mo² o¹ mi² to² fud⁶ / na² mo² o¹ ni¹ to² fud⁶ / na² mo² a¹ mi² to² fud⁶
  - IPA: /na¹¹ mo¹¹ o²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/, /na¹¹ mo¹¹ o²⁴⁻¹¹ ni²⁴ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/, /na¹¹ mo¹¹ a²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Nàng-mò̤-ŏ̤-mì-tò̤-hŭk
  - IPA ^(key) (no sandhi): /nˡaŋ⁵³ mo⁵³ o⁵⁵ mi⁵³ ^(tʰ-)lo⁵³ ^(h-)uʔ⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-bû O-bí-tô-hu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: Lâm-bû O-bí-tô-hu̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lambuu oi'by'doi'hut
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lam²⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² o⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lam²⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² o³³ bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ to²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lam¹³⁻²² bu¹³⁻²² o⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to¹³⁻²² hut̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ o⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lam²³⁻³³ bu²³⁻³³ ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/

Phrase

南無阿彌陀佛

(Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a common phrase of salutation used by Buddhists

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (南無阿彌陀佛):

→ Japanese: 南 (な)無 (む)阿 (あ)弥 (み)陀 (だ)仏 (ぶつ) (Namu Amidabutsu)
→ Korean: 나무아미타불 (南無阿彌陀佛, namuamitabul)
→ Vietnamese: Nam mô A Di Đà Phật (南無阿彌陀佛)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	無	阿	彌	陀	佛
な Grade: 2	む Grade: 4	あ Jinmeiyō	み Jinmeiyō	だ Jinmeiyō	ぶつ Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [na̠mɯ̟ᵝ a̠mʲida̠ bɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Phrase

南無阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 南無阿弥陀仏, hiragana なむあみだぶつ, rōmaji Namu Amida-butsu)

Kyūjitai form of 南無阿弥陀仏:(Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya

Korean

Hanja in this term
南	無	阿	彌	陀	佛

Phrase

南無阿彌陀佛 • (namuamitabul) (hangeul 나무아미타불)

Hanja form^? of 나무아미타불 (“(Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
南	無	阿	彌	陀	佛

Phrase

南無阿彌陀佛

Hán tự form of Nam mô A Di Đà Phật (“(Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya”).

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