English

A 16th-century statue of Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara) from the Nhân Trai Pagoda in Haiphong, Vietnam. The statue is now in the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts in Hanoi.

Alternative forms

• Guan Yin

Proper noun

Guanyin ‎(uncountable)

1. (religion, Buddhism) The bodhisattva of compassion, venerated by Buddhists in East and Southeast Asia; depicted variously as male or female.

Translations

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Verb

guanyin

1. third-person plural present subjunctive form of guanyar
2. third-person plural imperative form of guanyar