乾闥婆

See also: 乾闼婆

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (乾闥婆)		乾	闥	婆
simp. (乾闼婆)		乾	闼	婆

Etymology

From Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva) / Pali gandhabba.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiántàpó

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄚˋ ㄆㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kin⁴ taat³ po⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiántàpó
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄚˋ ㄆㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciántàpó
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-tʻa⁴-pʻo²
  - Yale: chyán-tà-pwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyantahpor
  - Palladius: цяньтапо (cjanʹtapo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰä⁵¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kin⁴ taat³ po⁴
  - Yale: kìhn taat pòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kin⁴ taat⁸ po⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: kin⁴ tad³ po⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːn²¹ tʰaːt̚³ pʰɔː²¹/

Middle Chinese: gjen that ba

Rime
Character	乾	闥	婆
Reading #	2/2	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	群 (30)	透 (6)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	仙 (79)	曷 (63)	戈 (95)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	I	I
Fanqie	渠焉切	他達切	薄波切
Baxter	gjen	that	ba
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡˠiᴇn/	/tʰɑt̚/	/buɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡᵚiɛn/	/tʰɑt̚/	/buɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiæn/	/tʰɑt̚/	/buɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gian/	/tʰat̚/	/bwa/
Li Rong	/ɡjɛn/	/tʰɑt̚/	/buɑ/
Wang Li	/ɡĭɛn/	/tʰɑt̚/	/buɑ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/gi̯ɛn/	/tʰɑt̚/	/bʱuɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qián	ta	pó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	kin⁴	taat³	po⁴

Noun

乾闥婆

(Buddhism) Gandharva, one of the lowest-ranking devas in Buddhist cosmology.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (乾闥婆):

→ Japanese: 乾闥婆(けんだつば) (kendatsuba)
→ Korean: 건달바(乾闥婆) (geondalba)
→ Vietnamese: Càn Thát Bà (乾闥婆)