English
Guanyin
Guanyin comes from Mandarin 觀音.
- Mandarinmodern觀音Guānyīn
- EnglishtodayGuanyin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern觀音Guānyīn
- EnglishtodayGuanyin
Every English word from Mandarin 觀音
Today it means
name The bodhisattva of compassion, venerated by Buddhists in East and Southeast Asia; depicted variously as male or female.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 觀音 / Guanyin