WordTaiwan frequency #25,954
釋迦牟尼
ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄡˊ ㄋㄧˊ
“Sakyamuni; the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism; literally "sage of the Sakya clan"”
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釋
ㄕˋ
To explain or interpret; to release or set free; Buddha (short for Sakyamuni); Buddhism; a surname.
迦
ㄐㄧㄚ
A phonetic character used in transliterations; commonly used for Buddhist terms and names.
牟
ㄇㄡˊ
A surname; to moo like a cow; to seek or obtain; barley; large; equal.
尼
ㄋㄧˊ
Buddhist nun; used phonetically in transliterations; a surname.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 解釋ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕˋto explain; to interpret; to resolve; explanation; to clarify meaning or reason
- 詮釋ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕˋto interpret; to explain the meaning of something; to annotate; to perform or portray a role; interpretation; annotation
- 印尼ㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄧˊIndonesia; Southeast Asian archipelago nation between the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
- 釋放ㄕˋ ㄈㄤˋto release; to set free; to liberate; to discharge; to emit; to let go
- 釋出ㄕˋ ㄔㄨto release; to make available; to emit; to publish or issue information.
- 迪士尼ㄉㄧˊ ㄕˋ ㄋㄧˊDisney; American entertainment company; Walt Disney, its founder, animator and film producer.
- 尼克ㄋㄧˊ ㄎㄜˋNick (male given name); short form of Nicholas or other names starting with Nick
- 威尼斯ㄨㄟ ㄋㄧˊ ㄙVenice; a city in northeastern Italy on the Adriatic Sea, built on islands; major Italian port known for its canals and scenic beauty.
- 安東尼ㄢ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄧˊAnthony; a male given name of Latin origin; in Chinese contexts, often refers to the Roman politician and orator Mark Antony (83–30 BC), who formed the Second Triumvirate with Octavian and Lepidus, ruled the eastern provinces, and died by suicide after defeat by Octavian.
- 釋憲ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋconstitutional interpretation; in Taiwan, the Grand Justices interpret the Constitution to adapt it to societal changes.
- 尼泊爾ㄋㄧˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄦˇNepal; a landlocked country in South Asia between China and India; known for the Himalayas and Mount Everest.
- 稀釋ㄒㄧ ㄕˋto dilute; to reduce the concentration of a solution by adding solvent.