極樂

See also: 极乐

Chinese

		utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (極樂)		極	樂
simp. (极乐)		极	乐

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit सुखावती (sukhāvatī, “full of joy; blissful”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jílè

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gik⁶ lok⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khi̍t-lo̍k
Min Nan (POJ): ke̍k-lo̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jílè
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyileh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jílè
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gik⁶ lok⁶
  - Yale: gihk lohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁹ lok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gig⁶ log⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚² lɔːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khi̍t-lo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: kid log
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kid⁶ log⁶
  - IPA: /kʰit̚⁵ lok̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke̍k-lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: ki̍k-lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: keglok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪk̚²⁴⁻²² lɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lɔk̚⁴/

Noun

極樂

(Buddhism) bliss; paradise

Derived terms

極樂世界／极乐世界 (jílè shìjiè)
極樂仔／极乐仔

極樂鳥／极乐鸟 (jílèniǎo)

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