四弘誓願

Chinese

		four	great; liberal	vow, pledge, oath
trad. (四弘誓願)		四	弘	誓願
simp. (四弘誓愿)		四	弘	誓愿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìhóngshìyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄩㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sìhóngshìyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìhhóngshìhyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-hung²-shih⁴-yüan⁴
    • Yale: sz̀-húng-shr̀-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhhorngshyhyuann
    • Palladius: сыхуншиюань (syxunšijuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/

Noun

四弘誓願

1. (Buddhism) the Four Encompassing Vows

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (四弘誓願):

• → Korean: 사홍서원(四弘誓願) (sahongseowon)

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “四弘誓願” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].