Chinese

Noun

娑婆

1. the world
2. (Buddhism) this corrupt world
3. the outside world

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠ba̠]

Noun

娑婆 ‎(hiragana しゃば, romaji shaba)

1. the world
2. (Buddhism) this corrupt world
3. the outside world

Korean

Noun

娑婆 • ‎(saba) ‎(hangeul 사바)

1. Hanja form^? of 사바, “the world; (Buddhism) this corrupt world; the outside world”.