娑婆

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (娑婆) 娑 婆
simp. #(娑婆) 娑 婆
anagram 婆娑

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सह (saha, “name of a division of the world < bearing; enduring”), as in सहलोकधातु (sahalokadhātu, “world inhabited by men; earth”).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 娑 婆
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 心 (16) 並 (3)
Final (韻) 歌 (94) 戈 (95)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) I I
Fanqie 素何切 薄波切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/sɑ/ /buɑ/
Pan
Wuyun
/sɑ/ /buɑ/
Shao
Rongfen
/sɑ/ /buɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/sa/ /bwa/
Li
Rong
/sɑ/ /buɑ/
Wang
Li
/sɑ/ /buɑ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/sɑ/ /bʱuɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
suō pó
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
so1 po4

Noun

娑婆

  1. (Buddhism) world of endurance; outside world; this world (which is full of suffering)

Derived terms

  • 娑婆世界

Japanese

Kanji in this term
娑 婆
しゃ
Hyōgaiji
ば
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

娑(しゃ)婆(ば) • (shaba) 

  1. the world
  2. (Buddhism) this corrupt world
  3. the outside world

Korean

Hanja in this term
娑婆

Noun

娑婆 • (saba) (hangeul 사바)

  1. Hanja form? of 사바 (“the world; (Buddhism) this corrupt world; the outside world”).
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