Guanyin

See also: guanyin, Guānyīn, and Guan Yin

English

Alternative forms

Guan Yin

Etymology

From Mandarin 觀音／观音 (Guānyīn).

Proper noun

Guanyin

(religion, Buddhism) The bodhisattva of compassion, venerated by Buddhists in East and Southeast Asia; depicted variously as male or female.

Translations

the bodhisattva of compassion

Burmese: ကွမ်ရင်မယ်တော် (kwam-rangmaitau), ကွမ်ရင် (kwam-rang)
Catalan: Guanyin
Chinese:
Mandarin: 觀音／观音 (zh) (Guānyīn), 觀世音／观世音 (zh) (Guānshìyīn)
Finnish: Kuan Yin
Japanese: 観音 (ja) (かんおん, Kannon)
Korean: 관음 (ko) (Gwaneum), 관세음 (Gwanseeum)
Norwegian: Koan Jin m
Thai: กวนอิม (guanim), พระแม่กวนอิม (prá mâe guanim)
Vietnamese: Quan Âm, Quan Thế Âm

See also

Avalokiteshvara

Anagrams

Guniyan

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