西方三聖

Chinese

		west; Western Paradise	Sansheng
trad. (西方三聖)		西方	三聖
simp. (西方三圣)		西方	三圣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xīfāng Sānshèng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄈㄤ ㄙㄢ ㄕㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xīfāng Sānshèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄈㄤ ㄙㄢ ㄕㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sifang Sanshèng
    • Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-fang¹ San¹-shêng⁴
    • Yale: Syī-fāng Sān-shèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shifang Sanshenq
    • Palladius: Сифан Саньшэн (Sifan Sanʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

Proper noun

西方三聖

1. (Buddhism) Three Saints of the West; three particular figures in Pure Land Buddhism namely Buddha Amitābha, bodhisattva Guan Yin (Avalokiteśvara), and bodhisattva Da Shi Zhi (Mahāsthāmaprāpta).