金剛手

Chinese

		diamond; object that is extremely hard and strong	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (金剛手)		金剛	手
simp. (金刚手)		金刚	手

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit वज्रपाणि (vajrapāṇi, literally “vajra in hand”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jīngāng Shǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ ㄕㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jīngāng Shǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jingang Shǒu
    • Wade–Giles: Chin¹-kang¹ Shou³
    • Yale: Jīn-gāng Shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jingang Shoou
    • Palladius: Цзиньган Шоу (Czinʹgan Šou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

金剛手

1. (Buddhism) (～菩薩) Vajrapani bodhisattva

   Synonym: 伐折羅播尼／伐折罗播尼

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “金剛手” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].