極樂世界

See also: 极乐世界

Chinese

		bliss; paradise	world; extremely; super
trad. (極樂世界)		極樂	世界
simp. (极乐世界)		极乐	世界

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit सुखावतीलोकधातु (sukhāvatīlokadhātu).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jílè shìjiè

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gik⁶ lok⁶ sai³ gaai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jílè shìjiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyileh shyhjieh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gik⁶ lok⁶ sai³ gaai³
  - Yale: gihk lohk sai gaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁹ lok⁹ sai³ gaai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gig⁶ log⁶ sei³ gai³
  - IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚² lɔːk̚² sɐi̯³³ käːi̯³³/

Noun

極樂世界

(Buddhism) sukhavati; Western paradise
(figuratively) paradise

Derived terms

西方極樂世界／西方极乐世界

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