應真

See also: 應眞, 応真, and 应真

Chinese

to answer; to respond; ought real; true; genuine
trad. (應真/應眞) 應 真/眞
simp. (应真) 应 真

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit अर्हत् (arhat), seen in earlier translations into Chinese. Largely replaced by the transliteration 阿羅漢／阿罗汉 (āluóhàn) in later translations.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

應真

  1. (Buddhism, archaic) arhat
    Synonyms: 阿羅漢 / 阿罗汉 (āluóhàn), 應供 / 应供

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (應真):
  • → Japanese: 応真(おうしん) (ōshin)
  • → Korean: 응진(應眞) (eungjin)

Further reading

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