Chinese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Sanskrit भैषज्यराज (bhaiṣajyarāja).
Pronunciation[edit]
Rime
|
Character
|
藥
|
王
|
王
|
菩
|
菩
|
菩
|
菩
|
薩
|
Reading #
|
1/1
|
1/2
|
2/2
|
1/4
|
2/4
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3/4
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4/4
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1/1
|
Initial (聲)
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以 (36)
|
云 (35)
|
云 (35)
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並 (3)
|
並 (3)
|
並 (3)
|
並 (3)
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心 (16)
|
Final (韻)
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藥 (107)
|
陽 (106)
|
陽 (106)
|
模 (23)
|
咍 (41)
|
尤 (136)
|
德 (131)
|
曷 (63)
|
Tone (調)
|
Checked (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Departing (H)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Rising (X)
|
Rising (X)
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Checked (Ø)
|
Checked (Ø)
|
Openness (開合)
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Open
|
Closed
|
Closed
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
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Division (等)
|
III
|
III
|
III
|
I
|
I
|
III
|
I
|
I
|
Fanqie
|
以灼切
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雨方切
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于放切
|
薄胡切
|
薄亥切
|
房久切
|
蒲北切
|
桑割切
|
Baxter
|
yak
|
hjwang
|
hjwangH
|
bu
|
bojX
|
bjuwX
|
bok
|
sat
|
Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang Shangfang
|
/jɨɐk̚/
|
/ɦʉɐŋ/
|
/ɦʉɐŋH/
|
/buo/
|
/bʌiX/
|
/bɨuX/
|
/bək̚/
|
/sɑt̚/
|
Pan Wuyun
|
/jiɐk̚/
|
/ɦʷiɐŋ/
|
/ɦʷiɐŋH/
|
/buo/
|
/bəiX/
|
/biuX/
|
/bək̚/
|
/sɑt̚/
|
Shao Rongfen
|
/iɑk̚/
|
/ɣiuɑŋ/
|
/ɣiuɑŋH/
|
/bo/
|
/bɒiX/
|
/biəuX/
|
/bək̚/
|
/sɑt̚/
|
Edwin Pulleyblank
|
/jɨak̚/
|
/ɦuaŋ/
|
/ɦuaŋH/
|
/bɔ/
|
/bəjX/
|
/buwX/
|
/bək̚/
|
/sat̚/
|
Li Rong
|
/iak̚/
|
/ɣiuaŋ/
|
/ɣiuaŋH/
|
/bo/
|
/bᴀiX/
|
/biuX/
|
/bək̚/
|
/sɑt̚/
|
Wang Li
|
/jĭak̚/
|
/ɣĭwaŋ/
|
/ɣĭwaŋH/
|
/bu/
|
/bɒiX/
|
/bĭəuX/
|
/bək̚/
|
/sɑt̚/
|
Bernard Karlgren
|
/i̯ak̚/
|
/iwaŋ/
|
/iwaŋH/
|
/bʱuo/
|
/bʱɑ̆iX/
|
/bʱi̯ə̯uX/
|
/bʱək̚/
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/sɑt̚/
|
Expected Mandarin Reflex
|
yuè
|
wáng
|
wàng
|
pú
|
bài
|
fòu
|
bó
|
sa
|
Expected Cantonese Reflex
|
joek6
|
wong4
|
wong6
|
pou4
|
boi6
|
fau6
|
bak6
|
saat3
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Proper noun[edit]
藥王菩薩
- (Buddhism) Bhaiṣajyarāja bodhisattva
Further reading[edit]