Quan Âm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 觀音, from Literary Chinese 觀音, from Sanskrit अवलोकितस्वर (avalokitasvara).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːn˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]

Proper noun

either Avalokiteśvara (usually depicted as a male) or Guanyin (always depicted as a female)
Synonyms: Quan Thế Âm, Bồ Tát

Quan Âm Bồ Tát
Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva; Guan Yin the Bodhisattva

Phật Bà Quan Âm
Guan Yin the Lady Buddha

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