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眾生

眾生

See also: 衆生 and 众生

Chinese

		multitude	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (眾生)		眾	生
simp. (众生)		众	生

Noun

眾生

(Buddhism) all living creatures

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhòngshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ sang¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chung-sên
Min Nan (POJ): chiòng-seng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhòngshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqsheng
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung³ sang¹
  - Yale: jung sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ sang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chung-sên
  - Hakka Romanization System: zung sen´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zung⁴ sen¹
  - IPA: /t͡suŋ⁵⁵ sen²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiòng-seng
  - Tâi-lô: tsiòng-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciorngsefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/