Bồ Tát

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Bồ-tát

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 菩薩, from Chinese 菩薩／菩萨 (púsà, “bodhisattva”). While there are many bodhisattvas, the Bodhisattva remains Quan Âm (“Avalokiteshvara; Guanyin”). Compare Phật (“a buddha; the Buddha”) and Chúa (“a lord; the Lord”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓo˨˩ taːt̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˦˩ taːk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ taːk̚˦˥]
Homophone: bồ tát

Noun

Alternative letter-case form of bồ tát (“a bodhisattva”)

Proper noun

Synonym of Quan Âm (“Avalokiteshvara; Guanyin”)
hiền như Bồ Tát
as merciful as the Bodhisattva

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