피안

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 彼岸, from 彼 (“that”) + 岸 (“bank”), ultimately calqued from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰi(ː)a̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [피(ː)안]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pian
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pian
McCune–Reischauer?p'ian
Yale Romanization?phīan

Noun

피안 • (pian) (hanja 彼岸)

  1. (Buddhism) pāramitā: the perfected character attained by enlightened ones, a goal of Buddhist adepts
    Synonym: 바라밀(波羅蜜) (baramil)
    Antonym: 차안(此岸) (chaan)
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