衛塞

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (衛塞/衞塞)		衛/衞	塞
simp. (卫塞)		卫	塞

Etymology

From Sinhalese වෙසක් (wesak), Sanskrit वैशाख (vaiśakha).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Wèisài

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄞˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Wèisài
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Wèisài
  - Wade–Giles: Wei⁴-sai⁴
  - Yale: Wèi-sài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Weysay
  - Palladius: Вэйсай (Vɛjsaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ saɪ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

衛塞

(～節) (Buddhism) Wesak, a festival observed by Buddhists celebrating the Buddha's birth, life, enlightenment, and passing.
衛塞月圓／卫塞月圆 ― Wèisài yuèyuán ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)