灌頂

Chinese

		irrigate; pour	go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")
trad. (灌頂)		灌	頂
simp. (灌顶)		灌	顶

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guàndǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gun³ ding²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guàndǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanndiing
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵¹ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gun³ ding²
  - Yale: gun díng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gun³ ding²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gun³ ding²
  - IPA ^(key): /kuːn³³ tɪŋ³⁵/

Verb

灌頂

to anoint someone on the head

Derived terms

醍醐灌頂／醍醐灌顶 (tíhúguàndǐng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (灌頂):

→ Japanese: 灌 (かん)頂 (じょう) (kanjō)
→ Korean: 관정 (灌頂, gwanjeong)

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