| 观世音菩萨 |
Guān shì yīn Pú sà |
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara) |
| 观 |
Guàn |
surname Guan |
| 观 |
guān |
to look at / to watch / to observe / to behold / to advise / concept / point of view / outlook |
| 观 |
guàn |
Taoist monastery / palace gate watchtower / platform |
| 观世音 |
Guān shì yīn |
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara) |
| 世 |
Shì |
surname Shi |
| 世 |
shì |
life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble |
| 音 |
yīn |
sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character) |
| 菩 |
pú |
used in 菩萨 / used in 菩提 |
| 菩萨 |
pú sà |
(Buddhism) bodhisattva |
| 萨 |
Sà |
surname Sa |
| 萨 |
sà |
used in 菩萨 / used in transliteration |