阿彌陀あみだ佛ほとけ

See also: 阿弥陀あみだ佛ほとけ

Chinese

		phonetic	Buddha; Buddhism
trad. (阿彌陀あみだ佛ほとけ)		阿おもね彌わたる陀	佛ふつ
simp. (阿弥陀あみだ佛ほとけ)		阿おもね弥わたる陀	佛ふつ

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमिताभ (amitābha, “limitless light”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Ēmítuófó, Āmítuófó

(Zhuyin): ㄜㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ, ㄚㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶ / o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶ / o¹ lei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶
Gan (Wiktionary): ngo¹ mi to² fiit⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Ô-mì-thò-fu̍t / Â-mì-thò-fu̍t / Ô-nî-thò-fu̍t
Eastern Min (BUC): Ŏ̤-mì-tò̤-hŭk
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): O͘-mî-tô-hu̍t / O͘-mî-tô͘-hu̍t / O͘-mí-tô͘-hu̍t / A-mî-tô-hu̍t / A-mî-tô͘-hu̍t / O͘-bí-tô͘-hu̍t / O-bí-tô-hu̍t / O-mí-tô-hu̍t / O-mî-tô-hu̍t

(Teochew, Peng'im): o¹ ni⁵ to⁵ hug⁸ / o¹ ni⁵ to³ hug⁴
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹o-mi-du-veq / ³ou₁-mi₂-dou₂ ⁸veq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Ēmítuófó
  - Zhuyin: ㄜㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Emítuófó
  - Wade–Giles: O¹-mi²-tʻo²-fo²
  - Yale: Ē-mí-twó-fwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Emitwofor
  - Palladius: Эмитофо (Emitofo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Āmítuófó
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Amítuófó
  - Wade–Giles: A¹-mi²-tʻo²-fo²
  - Yale: Ā-mí-twó-fwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Amitwofor
  - Palladius: Амитофо (Amitofo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶ / o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁶ / o¹ lei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶
  - Yale: ō mèih tòh faht / ō nēi tòh faht / ō lèih tòh faht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: o¹ mei⁴ to⁴ fat⁹ / o¹ nei^4-1 to⁴ fat⁹ / o¹ lei⁴ to⁴ fat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: o¹ méi⁴ to⁴ fed⁶ / o¹ néi^4-1 to⁴ fed⁶ / o¹ léi⁴ to⁴ fed⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔː⁵⁵ mei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /ɔː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /ɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ngo¹ mi to² fiit⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋo⁴² mi² tʰo²⁴ fɨt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ô-mì-thò-fu̍t / Â-mì-thò-fu̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: o´ miˇ toˇ fud / a´ miˇ toˇ fud
  - Hagfa Pinyim: o¹ mi² to² fud⁶ / a¹ mi² to² fud⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /o²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/, /a²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ô-nî-thò-fu̍t / Â-mì-thò-fu̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: o´ ni´ toˇ fud / a´ miˇ toˇ fud
  - Hagfa Pinyim: o¹ ni¹ to² fud⁶ / a¹ mi² to² fud⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /o²⁴⁻¹¹ ni²⁴ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/, /a²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Ŏ̤-mì-tò̤-hŭk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /o⁵⁵ mi⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ^(tʰ-)lo⁵³⁻³³ ^(h-)uʔ⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-mî-tô-hu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: Oo-mî-tô-hu̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: omi'doi'hut
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²³⁻³³ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² to²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-mî-tô͘-hu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: Oo-mî-tôo-hu̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: omi'do'hut
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ mĩ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-mí-tô͘-hu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: Oo-mí-tôo-hu̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: omy'do'hut
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ mĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-mî-tô-hu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: A-mî-tô-hu̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ami'doi'hut
  - IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² to²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-mî-tô͘-hu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: A-mî-tôo-hu̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ami'do'hut
  - IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-bí-tô͘-hu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: Oo-bí-tôo-hu̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: o'by'do'hut
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O-bí-tô-hu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: O-bí-tô-hu̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oi'by'doi'hut
  - IPA (Taipei): /o⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O-mí-tô-hu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: O-mí-tô-hu̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oimy'doi'hut
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /o⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O-mî-tô-hu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: O-mî-tô-hu̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oimi'doi'hut
  - IPA (Taipei): /o⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²³⁻³³ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: o¹ ni⁵ to⁵ hug⁸ / o¹ ni⁵ to³ hug⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: o nî thô hu̍k / o nî thò huk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /o³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huk̚⁴/, /o³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰo²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huk̚²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹o-mi-du-veq
  - MiniDict: o^平ひらた mi du veh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹o-mi-du-veq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /o⁵⁵ mi³³ du³³ vəʔ²¹/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ³ou₁-mi₂-dou₂ ⁸veq
  - MiniDict: ou^平ひらた mi^平ひらた dou^平ひらた veh^入いれ
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /əu⁵² mi¹¹ dəu vəʔ²³/

Middle Chinese: 'a mjie da bjut

Rime
Character	阿おもね	彌わたる	陀	佛ふつ
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲こえ)	影かげ (34)	明あきら (4)	定じょう (7)	並なみ (3)
Final (韻いん)	歌うた (94)	支ささえ (11)	歌うた (94)	物もの (60)
Tone (調しらべ)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開ひらき合あい)	Open	Open	Open	Closed
Division (等ひとし)	I	III	I	III
Fanqie	烏がらす何なに切きり	武たけ移うつり切きり	徒と河かわ切きり	符ふ弗どる切きり
Baxter	'a	mjie	da	bjut
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑ/	/miᴇ/	/dɑ/	/bɨut̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑ/	/miɛ/	/dɑ/	/biut̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑ/	/mjɛ/	/dɑ/	/biuət̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔa/	/miə̆/	/da/	/but̚/
Li Rong	/ʔɑ/	/mie/	/dɑ/	/biuət̚/
Wang Li	/ɑ/	/mǐe/	/dɑ/	/bĭuət̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔɑ/	/mie̯/	/dʱɑ/	/bʱi̯uət̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ē	mí	tuó	fú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	o¹	mei⁴	to⁴	fat⁶

Proper noun

阿彌陀あみだ佛ほとけ

(Buddhism) Amitābha
Synonyms: 無量むりょう光こう佛ほとけ／无量光こう佛ほとけ, 無量むりょう壽ことぶき佛ふつ／无量寿ことぶき佛ふつ

Derived terms

南無阿彌陀佛なむあみだぶつ／南みなみ无阿弥陀あみだ佛ほとけ

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (阿彌陀あみだ佛ほとけ):

→ Japanese: 阿おもね(あ)弥わたる(み)陀(だ)仏ふつ(ぶつ) (Amidabutsu)
→ Korean: 아미타불(阿彌陀あみだ佛ふつ) (Amitabul)
→ Vietnamese: A Di Đà Phật (阿彌陀あみだ佛ほとけ)

Interjection

阿彌陀あみだ佛ほとけ

(Buddhism) An expression for praying to Buddha for protection or thanksgiving.
(Buddhism) A greeting used when meeting Buddhist monks or nuns, and by Buddhist monks and nuns when meeting people.
(Cantonese) Buddha bless you

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿おもね	彌わたる	陀	佛ふつ
あ Jinmeiyō	み Jinmeiyō	だ Jinmeiyō	ぶつ Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 阿彌陀あみだ佛ほとけ – see the following entry.

【阿弥陀あみだ仏ほとけあみだぶつ】

[proper noun] Amitābha

Alternative spellings
あみだぼとけ, あみだぶ, あみだほとけ

(This term, 阿彌陀あみだ佛ほとけ, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
阿おもね	彌わたる	陀	佛ふつ

Proper noun

阿彌陀あみだ佛ほとけ • (Amitabul) (hangeul 아미타불)

hanja form^? of 아미타불 (“Amitābha”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
阿おもね	彌わたる	陀	佛ふつ

Proper noun

阿彌陀あみだ佛ほとけ

chữ Hán form of A Di Đà Phật (“Amitābha Buddha”).