阿鼻

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (阿鼻)		阿	鼻

Etymology

From Sanskrit अवीचि (avīci).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ābí

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄅㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ bei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: ābí
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄅㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: abyi
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ pi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ bei⁶
  - Yale: a beih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ bei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ béi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /äː³³ pei̯²²/

Middle Chinese: /ʔɑ biɪ^H/▼

Rime
Character	阿	鼻
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	脂 (15)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	烏何切	毗至切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑ/	/biɪ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑ/	/bi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑ/	/bjɪ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔa/	/bi^H/
Li Rong	/ʔɑ/	/bi^H/
Wang Li	/ɑ/	/bi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔɑ/	/bʱi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ē	bì

Noun

阿鼻

(～地獄) (Buddhism) Avīci, the lowest level of the “hell” realm

Derived terms

阿鼻叫喚／阿鼻叫唤 (ābíjiàohuàn)

阿鼻地獄／阿鼻地狱 (ābídìyù)

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