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Entry·pron. jiā
ㄐㄧㄚ
“A phonetic character used in transliterations; commonly used for Buddhist terms and names.”
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- 釋迦ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄚa clan name in India; the Buddha Shakyamuni belonged to this clan; short for the Buddha Shakyamuni; see also "sugar apple (fruit)
- 迦太基ㄐㄧㄚ ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧancient city and empire founded by Phoenicians in 814 BCE near modern Tunis; destroyed by Rome in 146 BCE
- 釋迦牟尼佛ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄡˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄈㄛˊthe historical Buddha; Siddhartha Gautama; founder of Buddhism
- 迦納ㄐㄧㄚ ㄋㄚˋGhana; country in West Africa
- 釋迦牟尼ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄡˊ ㄋㄧˊSakyamuni; the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism; literally "sage of the Sakya clan"
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