孔雀明王

Chinese

		peacock; peafowl	enlightened sage
simp. and trad. (孔雀明王)		孔雀	明王

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Kǒngquè Míngwáng

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄤˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Kǒngquè Míngwáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Kǒngcyuè Míngwáng
  - Wade–Giles: Kʻung³-chʻüeh⁴ Ming²-wang²
  - Yale: Kǔng-chywè Míng-wáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Koongchiueh Mingwang
  - Palladius: Кунцюэ Минван (Kuncjue Minvan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

孔雀明王

(Buddhism) Mahāmāyūrī (a bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (孔雀明王):

→ Japanese: 孔(く)雀(じゃく)明(みょう)王(おう) (Kujakumyōō)
→ Korean: 공작명왕(孔雀明王) (Gongjangmyeong'wang)
→ Vietnamese: Khổng Tước Minh Vương (孔雀明王)

Further reading

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “孔雀明王” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

Japanese

Kanji in this term
孔	雀	明	王
く Grade: S	じゃく Jinmeiyō	みょう Grade: 2	おう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ʑa̠kɯ̟mʲo̞ːo̞ː]

Proper noun

孔(く)雀(じゃく)明(みょう)王(おう) • (Kujakumyōō)

(Buddhism) Mahāmāyūrī (a bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism)

Korean

Hanja in this term
孔	雀	明	王

Proper noun

孔雀明王 • (Gongjangmyeong'wang) (hangeul 공작명왕)

hanja form^? of 공작명왕 (“Mahāmāyūrī”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
孔	雀	明	王

Proper noun

孔雀明王

chữ Hán form of Khổng Tước Minh Vương (“Mahāmāyūrī”)