觀世音

See also: 观世音

Chinese

	to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	sound; noise; news
trad. (觀世音)	觀	世	音
simp. (观世音)	观	世	音
Literally: “One who perceives the sound of the world”.

Etymology

See the synonym 觀音／观音 (Guānyīn). The extra character 世 (shì, “the world”) corresponds to Sanskrit लोक (loka) within the verb अवलोकन (avalokana, “to look”), which translates to 觀／观 (guān); 音 (yīn) corresponds to Sanskrit स्वर (svara).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Guānshìyīn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢㄕˋ ㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gun¹ sai³ jam¹
Eastern Min (BUC): Guăng-sié^→sí-ĭng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Koan-sè-im

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Guānshìyīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢㄕˋ ㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Guanshìhyin
  - Wade–Giles: Kuan¹-shih⁴-yin¹
  - Yale: Gwān-shr̀-yīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guanshyhin
  - Palladius: Гуаньшиинь (Guanʹšiinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ in⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gun¹ sai³ jam¹
  - Yale: gūn sai yām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gun¹ sai³ jam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gun¹ sei³ yem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ jɐm⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Guăng-sié^→sí-ĭng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^(s-)ni²¹³⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koan-sè-im
  - Tâi-lô: Kuan-sè-im
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koansea'ym
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan³³ se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ im³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se²¹⁻⁴¹ im⁴⁴/

Proper noun

觀世音

(～菩薩) (Buddhism) Guanyin

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 觀世音 (“Guanyin”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		觀世音, 觀音, 觀音大士, 觀音菩薩, 觀世音菩薩, 觀自在, 觀自在菩薩
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	觀音菩薩, 觀音娘娘
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	觀音, 觀音菩薩
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	觀音, 觀音菩薩
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	觀音菩薩
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	觀音菩薩, 觀世音菩薩
	Xi'an	觀音, 觀世音
	Xuzhou	觀音菩薩
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	觀音菩薩, 觀世音菩薩
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	觀音菩薩
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	觀音菩薩
	Wuhan	觀音菩薩
	Guiyang	觀音菩薩, 觀音, 觀世音
	Liuzhou	觀音, 觀音菩薩, 觀音老母
	Nanning (Wuming)	觀音, 觀世音
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	觀音菩薩
	Yangzhou	觀音老母, 觀音菩薩, 觀音
	Nantong	觀音, 觀世音
Cantonese	Hong Kong	觀音, 觀音娘娘, 觀音大士, 觀音菩薩
	Nanning	觀音, 觀音菩薩
	Nanning (Tanka)	觀音
	Wuzhou	觀音, 觀音菩薩
	Yulin	觀音, 觀音菩薩
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	觀音, 觀音菩薩
Gan	Nanchang	觀音菩薩
	Lichuan	觀音老母
	Pingxiang	觀音老母
Hakka	Meixian	觀音
	Yudu	觀音菩薩, 觀音婆婆
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	觀音娘
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	觀音娘
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	觀音娘
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	觀音娘
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	觀音娘
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	觀世娘
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	觀音娘
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	觀音娘
	Hsinchu County (Guanxi; Raoping)	觀音娘
	Hsinchu County (Changgangling, Hukou; Raoping)	觀音娘
	Zhubei (Liujia; Raoping)	觀音娘
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	觀音娘
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	觀音菩薩
	Chengdu (Hexingchang)	觀音, 觀音菩薩
	Chengdu (Xindu Subdistrict)	觀音菩薩, 觀音老母
	Weiyuan (Guanyingtan)	觀音, 觀音菩薩
	Yilong (Ma'an)	觀音, 觀音菩薩
	Xichang (Huanglianguan)	觀音, 觀音菩薩
Huizhou	Jixi	觀音娘娘, 觀音菩薩
Jin	Taiyuan	觀音
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	觀音, 觀世音
Southern Min	Xiamen	觀音媽, 觀音, 佛祖, 佛
	Quanzhou	觀音媽, 觀音, 佛祖, 佛
	Zhangzhou	觀音媽, 觀音, 佛祖, 佛
	Zhao'an	觀音佛祖
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	觀世音菩薩, 觀世音
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	觀音媽
	Kaohsiung	觀世音
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	觀世音菩薩
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	觀世音
	Yilan (Luodong)	觀世音菩薩
	Yilan (Toucheng)	觀世音菩薩
	Changhua (Yongjing)	觀世音
	Tainan (Anping)	觀世音
	Chiayi	觀世音
	Chiayi County (Dongshi)	觀世音
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	觀世音
	Penghu (Xiyu)	觀世音菩薩
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	觀音, 觀世音
	Jieyang	觀音娘, 阿娘, 慈悲娘
	Haikou	菩薩
Puxian Min	Putian	觀音, 觀音媽, 觀音佛
Puxian Min	Xianyou	觀音, 觀音媽
Central Min	Yong'an	觀音媽
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	觀音菩薩
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	觀音菩薩
Wu	Shanghai	觀音娘娘, 觀音菩薩
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	觀音菩薩
	Shanghai (Jiading)	觀音娘娘
	Suzhou	觀音菩薩, 觀音娘娘
	Danyang	觀音, 觀音菩薩, 觀音娘娘
	Ningbo	觀音菩薩, 觀世音菩薩, 觀音娘娘
	Wenzhou	觀世音, 觀音, 觀音佛
	Jinhua	觀音菩薩, 觀音娘娘
Xiang	Changsha	觀音菩薩
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	觀音菩薩

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (觀世音):

→ Japanese: 観(かん)世(ぜ)音(おん) (Kanzeon)
→ Korean: 관세음(觀世音) (Gwanseeum)
→ Vietnamese: Quan Thế Âm (觀世音), Quán Thế Âm (觀世音)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
觀	世	音
かん Hyōgai	ぜ Grade: 3	おん Grade: 1

Proper noun

觀(かん)世(ぜ)音(おん) • (Kanzeon)

Kyūjitai form of 観世音: (Buddhism) Guanyin

Korean

Hanja in this term
觀	世	音

Proper noun

觀世音 • (Gwanseeum) (hangeul 관세음)

hanja form^? of 관세음 (“(Buddhism) Guanyin”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
觀	世	音

Proper noun

觀世音

chữ Hán form of Quán Thế Âm (“(Buddhism) Guanyin”)