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波羅蜜

波羅蜜

See also: 波罗蜜

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (波羅蜜)		波	羅	蜜
simp. (波罗蜜)		波	罗	蜜
alt. forms		波羅蜜多／波罗蜜多

Noun

波羅蜜

(Buddhism) paramita; perfection or culmination of certain virtues
Alternative form of 菠蘿蜜／菠萝蜜 (bōluómì, “jackfruit”).

Derived terms

六波羅蜜／六波罗蜜

般若波羅蜜多心經／般若波罗蜜多心经 (Bōrě bōluómìduō Xīnjīng)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
波	羅	蜜
Grade: 3	Grade: S	Grade: S

Noun

波羅蜜 ‎(hiragana ぱらみつ, katakana パラミツ, romaji paramitsu)

jackfruit

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
波	羅	蜜
Grade: 3	Grade: S	Grade: S

Noun

波羅蜜 ‎(hiragana はらみつ, katakana ハラミツ, romaji haramitsu)

jackfruit

Etymology

Borrowing from Sanskrit पारमिता ‎(pāramitā).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bōluómì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧˋ
Min Nan (POJ): pho-lô-bi̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bōluómì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: boluomih
  - IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ mi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    波羅蜜／波罗蜜
    菠蘿蜜／菠萝蜜
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pho-lô-bi̍t
  - Tâi-lô: pho-lô-bi̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoiloi'bit
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻²² lɤ²⁴⁻²² bit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɤ³³ lɤ²⁴⁻²² bit̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻²² lɤ¹³⁻²² bit̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ lo²⁴⁻¹¹ bit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ²³⁻³³ bit̚⁴/

Middle Chinese: /puɑ lɑ miɪt̚/▼

Rime
Character	波	羅	蜜
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	來 (37)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	戈 (95)	歌 (94)	質 (48)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I	III
Fanqie	博禾切	魯何切	彌畢切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/miɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mjet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pwa/	/la/	/mit̚/
Li Rong	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/miĕt̚/
Wang Li	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mĭĕt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/puɑ/	/lɑ/	/mi̯ĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bō	luó	mì