善知識

Chinese

		good	friendship, acquaintance
trad. (善知識)		善	知識
simp. (善知识)		善	知识

Etymology

Calque of Pali kalyāṇa mittatā.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shànzhīshí

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄕˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shànzhīshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shannjyshy
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shànjhihshíh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

Noun

善知識

(Buddhism) kalyāṇa mittatā; friendship in virtue
善知識者是全梵行。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
善知识者是全梵行。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: c. 710, Yijing, translator. Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya (《根本說一切有部毘奈耶雜事》), ch. 38
Shànzhīshí zhě shì quán fàn xíng. [Pinyin]
Virtuous friendship is the entirety of the Buddhist way of life.
(Buddhism) virtuous friend; virtuous person

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