無上正等正覺

Chinese

supreme; paramount; highest
trad. (無上正等正覺) 無上 正等正覺
simp. (无上正等正觉) 无上 正等正觉

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit अनुत्तरा सम्यक् सम्बोधि (anuttarā samyak sambodhi).

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wúshàngzhèngděngzhèngjué
    (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄥˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: wúshàngzhèngděngzhèngjué
      • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄥˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: wúshàngjhèngděngjhèngjyué
      • Wade–Giles: wu2-shang4-chêng4-têng3-chêng4-chüeh2
      • Yale: wú-shàng-jèng-děng-jèng-jywé
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wushanqjenqdeengjenqjyue
      • Palladius: ушанчжэндэнчжэнцзюэ (ušančžɛndɛnčžɛnczjue)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /u³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

Noun

無上正等正覺

  1. (Buddhism) anuttarā-samyaksaṃbodhi (supreme and perfect enlightenment)
    Synonym: 阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 / 阿耨多罗三藐三菩提 (ānòuduōluó sānmiǎo sānpútí)