彼岸

Chinese

		that; those; (one) another)	bank; shore; beach bank; shore; beach; coast
simp. and trad. (彼岸)		彼	岸

Etymology

Literal translation of Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā). Compare the phonetic translation 波羅蜜多／波罗蜜多 (bōluómìduō).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǐ'àn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei² ngon⁶
Min Nan (POJ): pí-gān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǐ'àn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biiann
  - IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ˀa̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei² ngon⁶
  - Yale: béi ngohn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei² ngon⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: béi² ngon⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pei̯³⁵ ŋɔːn²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pí-gān
  - Tâi-lô: pí-gān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: py'gan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gan²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ gan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gan²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gan³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ gan³³/

Middle Chinese: /pˠiᴇ^X ŋɑn^H/▼

Rime
Character	彼	岸
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	支 (13)	寒 (61)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	Chongniu III	I
Fanqie	甫委切	五旰切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pˠiᴇ^X/	/ŋɑn^H/
Pan Wuyun	/pᵚiɛ^X/	/ŋɑn^H/
Shao Rongfen	/piɛ^X/	/ŋɑn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pjiə̆^X/	/ŋan^H/
Li Rong	/pje^X/	/ŋɑn^H/
Wang Li	/pǐe^X/	/ŋɑn^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/pie̯^X/	/ŋɑn^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bǐ	àn

Noun

彼岸

(literary) opposite bank (of a river, etc.); the other shore; the other side
(Buddhism) paramita; the perfection of a virtue; the goal to be reached

Synonyms

(paramita): 波羅蜜／波罗蜜 (bōluómì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (彼岸):

→ Japanese: 彼 (ひ)岸 (がん) (higan)
→ Korean: 피안 (彼岸, pian)
→ Vietnamese: bỉ ngạn (彼岸)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
彼	岸
ひ Grade: S	がん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

彼岸 (hiragana ひがん, rōmaji higan)

(Buddhism) the pāramitā (same as Chinese)
(also お彼岸 (o-higan)) the 7 days including vernal or autumnal equinox in the 4th day. They take a Buddhistic ceremony in this period.

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