曼珠沙華

See also: 曼殊沙華

Chinese

		handsome; large; long	pearl; bead	granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar	flowery; flourishing; magnificent flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain
trad. (曼珠沙華)		曼	珠	沙	華
simp. (曼珠沙华)		曼	珠	沙	华

Etymology

From the name of a divine flower 曼殊沙華 (MC muɑn d͡ʑɨo ʃˠa ɦˠua|hˠua) as attested in Middle-Chinese translation of Buddhist literature, itself phono-semantic translation of a Sanskrit term (see 曼殊沙華#Etymology).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mànzhūshāhuá

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄕㄚㄏㄨㄚˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mànzhūshāhuá
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄕㄚㄏㄨㄚˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mànjhushahuá
  - Wade–Giles: man⁴-chu¹-sha¹-hua²
  - Yale: màn-jū-shā-hwá
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mannjushahwa
  - Palladius: маньчжушахуа (manʹčžušaxua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /män⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ xwä³⁵/

Noun

曼珠沙華

red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)

Synonyms

石蒜
彼岸花 (bǐ'ànhuā)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
曼	珠	沙	華
まん Hyōgaiji	しゅ > じゅ Grade: S	しゃ Grade: S	げ Grade: S
goon	kan’on	goon

Alternative forms

曼殊沙華

Etymology

From Literary Chinese 曼珠沙華, from Sanskrit मञ्जूषक (mañjūṣaka).

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) まんじゅしゃげ [màńjúꜜshàgè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2][3]
(Tokyo) まんじゅしゃげ [màńjúsháꜜgè] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [mã̠n(d͡)ʑɨᵝɕa̠ɡe̞]

Noun

曼(まん)珠(じゅ)沙(しゃ)華(げ) • (manjushage)

Synonym of 彼岸花 (higanbana, “Lycoris radiata (red spider lily)”)
- 2019, Mafumafu (lyrics and music), “曼珠沙華 [Red Spider Lily]”:
  さあ、夢を君の全てを
  ボクに委ねて
  堕落して？何処までも落ちて
  枯れ行く曼珠沙華
  Sā, yume o kimi no subete o
  Boku ni yudanete
  Daraku shite? Doko made mo ochite
  Kareyuku manjushage
  So please, your dreams and all of yourself
  Give them to me
  Shall we fall, into whatever place
  Where the red spider lily falls?

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-2] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN