極樂
See also: 极乐
Chinese
utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit |
music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (極樂) | 極 | 樂 | |
| simp. (极乐) | 极 | 乐 | |
Etymology 1
Translation of Sanskrit सुखावती (sukhāvatī, “full of joy; blissful”). Compare Tibetan བདེ་བ་ཅན། (bde ba can, “blissful”).
Pronunciation
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“極樂” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Etymology 2
utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit |
music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (極樂) | 極 | 樂 | |
| simp. (极乐) | 极 | 乐 | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to Min Nan 矸轆?”)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 陀螺 (“spinning top”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 陀螺 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 漢奸 |
| Taiwan | 陀螺 | |
| Chengdu | 地轉轉兒, 地轉子, 牛牛兒, 牛牛, 賤皮子 | |
| Guiyang | 格螺 | |
| Yangzhou | 牛 | |
| Nanjing | 地陀, 下流胚 | |
| Singapore | 陀螺 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 擰螺, 定螺, 陀螺, 車乜 |
| Hong Kong | 陀螺 | |
| Taishan | 菱角, 擰螺 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 陀螺 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 奇樂 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 極樂仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 獨樂 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 缺樂 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 獨樂 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 獨樂 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 極樂仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 極樂 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 極樂仔, 極樂 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 摔 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 賤鞭螺 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 猴兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 榛迷 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 矸轆 |
| Quanzhou | 矸轆 | |
| Zhangzhou | 矸螺 | |
| Taipei | 矸轆 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 矸轆 | |
| Kaohsiung | 矸轆 | |
| Yilan | 矸轆 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 矸轆 | |
| Taichung | 矸轆 | |
| Tainan | 矸轆 | |
| Hsinchu | 矸轆 | |
| Kinmen | 矸轆 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 矸轆, 柴佛 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 矸轆 | |
| Longyan | 陀螺 | |
| Haikou | 牛六 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 陀螺 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 得螺 |
| Loudi | 地擂公 | |
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