極樂世界

See also: 极乐世界

Chinese

		bliss; paradise; spinning top	world; the World
trad. (極樂世界)		極樂	世界
simp. (极乐世界)		极乐	世界

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit सुखावतीलोकधातु (sukhāvatīlokadhātu).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jílè shìjiè

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gik⁶ lok⁶ sai³ gaai³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ke̍k-lo̍k sè-kài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jílè shìjiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jílè shìhjiè
  - Wade–Giles: chi²-lê⁴ shih⁴-chieh⁴
  - Yale: jí-lè shr̀-jyè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyileh shyhjieh
  - Palladius: цзилэ шицзе (czilɛ šicze)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gik⁶ lok⁶ sai³ gaai³
  - Yale: gihk lohk sai gaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁹ lok⁹ sai³ gaai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gig⁶ log⁶ sei³ gai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚² lɔːk̚² sɐi̯³³ kaːi̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke̍k-lo̍k sè-kài
  - Tâi-lô: ki̍k-lo̍k sè-kài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: keglok sea'kaix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lɔk̚⁴⁻³² se²¹⁻⁴¹ kai²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lɔk̚⁴⁻³² se¹¹⁻⁵³ kai¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lɔk̚⁴⁻³² se²¹⁻⁵³ kai²¹/

Noun

極樂世界

(Buddhism) sukhavati; Western paradise
(figurative) paradise

Derived terms

西方極樂世界／西方极乐世界

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