五蘊

See also: 五蕴

Chinese

		five	bring together; collect
trad. (五蘊)		五	蘊
simp. (五蕴)		五	蕴

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit पञ्चस्कन्ध (pañca-skandha).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔyùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄩㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ wan³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔyùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄩㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔyùn
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-yün⁴
    • Yale: wǔ-yùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuyunn
    • Palladius: уюнь (ujunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ yn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ wan³
    • Yale: ńgh wan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ wan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ wen³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ wɐn³³/

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• Middle Chinese: nguX 'jun

Rime
Character	五	蘊
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	文 (59)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	疑古切	於云切
Baxter	nguX	'jun
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋuoX/	/ʔɨun/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋuoX/	/ʔiun/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋoX/	/ʔiuən/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋɔX/	/ʔun/
Li Rong	/ŋoX/	/ʔiuən/
Wang Li	/ŋuX/	/ĭuən/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋuoX/	/ʔi̯uən/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǔ	yūn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ng5	wan1

Noun

五蘊

1. (Buddhism) the five skandhas (aggregates)

   • 觀自在菩薩，行深般若波羅蜜多時，照見五蘊皆空，度一切苦厄。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     观自在菩萨，行深般若波罗蜜多时，照见五蕴皆空，度一切苦厄。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 7th century, Xuanzang (translator), Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra;
     Translation from: Zhenji Zhang (1971) Garma C. C. Chang, editor, The Buddhist Teaching of Totality: The Philosophy of Hwa Yen Buddhism, Pennsylvania State University Press, →ISBN, page 65

     Guānzìzài Púsà, xíng shēn bōrě bōluómìduō shí, zhào jiàn wǔyùn jiē kōng, dù yīqiè kǔ è. [Pinyin]

     When the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara was coursing in the deep Prajñāparamitā, He saw that all the five skandhas are empty; thus He overcame all sufferings and ills.

Synonyms

• 五陰／五阴 (wǔ yīn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (五蘊):

• → Japanese: 五蘊(ごうん) (goun)
• → Korean: 오온(五蘊) (oon)
• → Vietnamese: ngũ uẩn (五蘊)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
五	蘊
ご Grade: 1	うん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 五蘊 (MC nguX 'jun), itself a translation of Sanskrit पञ्चस्कन्ध (pañca-skandha) or Pali pañca-khandha.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ごうん [gòúń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ご​うん [góꜜùǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

五(ご)蘊(うん) • (goun) 

1. (Buddhism) the five skandhas (aggregates):
   1. 色 (shiki, “form”)
   2. 受 (ju, “sensations”)
   3. 想 (sō, “perceptions”)
   4. 行 (gyō, “formations/mental activity”)
   5. 識 (shiki, “consciousness”)

   Synonyms: 五陰 (goon), 五衆 (goshu)

Korean

Hanja in this term
五	蘊

Noun

五蘊 • (oon) (hangeul 오온)

1. Hanja form^? of 오온 (“the five skandhas”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
五	蘊

Noun

五蘊

1. chữ Hán form of ngũ uẩn (“the five skandhas”).