三藏

Chinese

		three	storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture; Zang; Tibet; to hide away; to conceal; to harbor; store; accumulate
trad. (三藏)		三	藏
simp. #(三藏)		三	藏

Etymology

Calque of Pali tipiṭaka, from ti (“three”) +‎ piṭaka (“basket, collection of canons”), and Sanskrit त्रिपिटक (tripiṭaka), from त्रि (tri) +‎ पिटक (piṭaka).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānzàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄗㄤˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sam-chōng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānzàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄗㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanzàng
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-tsang⁴
    • Yale: sān-dzàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: santzanq
    • Palladius: саньцзан (sanʹczan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡sɑŋ⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-chōng
    • Tâi-lô: sam-tsōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: samzong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sam³³ t͡sɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔŋ³³/

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• Middle Chinese: sam dzangH

Rime
Character	三	藏
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	談 (143)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	蘇甘切	徂浪切
Baxter	sam	dzangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sɑm/	/d͡zɑŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/sɑm/	/d͡zɑŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/sɑm/	/d͡zɑŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sam/	/d͡zaŋH/
Li Rong	/sɑm/	/d͡zɑŋH/
Wang Li	/sɑm/	/d͡zɑŋH/
Bernard Karlgren	/sɑm/	/d͡zʱɑŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sān	zàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	saam1	zong6

Noun

三藏

1. (Buddhism) the Tripitaka
2. (honorific) Alternative name for 玄奘 (Xuánzàng).

Synonyms

• 三篋／三箧 (sān qiè)

Hyponyms

• 經藏／经藏 (jīngzàng)
• 律藏
• 論藏／论藏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	藏
さん Grade: 1	ぞう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sã̠nd͡zo̞ː]

Noun

三(さん)藏(ぞう) • (sanzō) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 三蔵 (“Tripitaka”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
三	藏

Noun

三藏 • (samjang) (hangeul 삼장)

1. Hanja form^? of 삼장 (“Tripitaka”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
三	藏

Noun

三藏

1. chữ Hán form of tam tạng (“Tripitaka”).