禪定

See also: 禅定

Chinese

		abdicate; meditation; abstraction abdicate; meditation; abstraction; (Zen) Buddhism	to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
trad. (禪定)		禪	定
simp. (禅定)		禅	定

Etymology

Clipping of Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna) + Chinese 定 (dìng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chándìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sim⁴ ding⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chándìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chándìng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻan²-ting⁴
    • Yale: chán-dìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charndinq
    • Palladius: чаньдин (čanʹdin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ tiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sim⁴ ding⁶
    • Yale: sìhm dihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sim⁴ ding⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xim⁴ ding⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːm²¹ tɪŋ²²/

Noun

禪定

1. (Buddhism) concentration in meditation

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (禪定):

• → Japanese: 禅(ぜん)定(じょう) (zenjō)
• → Korean: 선정(禪定) (seonjeong)
• → Vietnamese: thiền định (禪定)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
禪	定
ぜん Jinmeiyō	じょう Grade: 3
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 禪定 – see the following entry: 禅定

(The following entry is uncreated: 禅定.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
禪	定

Noun

禪定 • (seonjeong) (hangeul 선정)

1. hanja form^? of 선정 (“(Buddhism) concentration in meditation”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
禪	定

Noun

禪定

1. chữ Hán form of thiền định (“(Buddhism) concentration in meditation”).