피안

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 彼岸, from 彼 (“that”) + 岸 (“bank”), ultimately calqued from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰi(ː)a̠n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [피(ː)안]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?pian
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pian
    McCune–Reischauer?p'ian
    Yale Romanization?phīan

    Noun

    피안 • (pian) (hanja 彼岸)

    1. (Buddhism) pāramitā: the perfected character attained by enlightened ones, a goal of Buddhist adepts
      Synonym: 바라밀(波羅蜜) (baramil)
      Antonym: 차안(此岸) (chaan)
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