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剎那

剎那

See also: 刹那

Chinese

		to brake (car); Buddhist monastery or temple; a brief moment	that; those; (sometimes used before a measure word, especially in Beijing) that; those; (sometimes used before a measure word, especially in Beijing); how; which
trad. (剎那)		剎	那
simp. (刹那)		刹	那

Noun

剎那

(Buddhism) instant; moment; split-second

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (剎那):

Japanese: 刹那 (せつな) ‎(setsuna)
Korean: 찰나 (剎那, challa)
Vietnamese: sát na ‎(剎那)

Etymology

From Sanskrit क्षण ‎(kṣaṇa).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chànà, chànuó

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄚˋ ㄋㄚˋ, ㄔㄚˋ ㄋㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ naa⁵, saat³ no⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chànà
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˋ ㄋㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chahnah
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰa̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ na̠⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: chànuó
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˋ ㄋㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chahnuo
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰa̠⁵¹ nu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saat³ naa⁵, saat³ no⁴
  - Yale: saat náh, saat nòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ naa⁵, saat⁸ no⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːt̚³ nɑː¹³/, /sɑːt̚³ nɔː²¹/
  - Note: saat3 no4 - rare.