如是我聞

Chinese
like this; so; such I; me
 
hear; news; celebrated
hear; news; celebrated; sniff at
trad. (如是我聞) 如是 我 聞
simp. (如是我闻) 如是 我 闻

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit एवं मया श्रुतम् (evaṃ mayā śrutam). The syntax of this translation directly reflects the original Sanskrit as opposed to the lesser-used 我聞如是／我闻如是 (wǒwénrúshì).[1]

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 如 是 我 聞
Reading # 1/2 1/1 1/1 1/2
Initial (聲) 日 (38) 常 (25) 疑 (31) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 魚 (22) 支 (11) 歌 (94) 文 (59)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open Closed
Division (等) III III I III
Fanqie 人諸切 承紙切 五可切 無分切
Baxter nyo dzyeX ngaX mjun
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ȵɨʌ/ /d͡ʑiᴇX/ /ŋɑX/ /mɨun/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ȵiɔ/ /d͡ʑiɛX/ /ŋɑX/ /miun/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ȵʑiɔ/ /d͡ʑjɛX/ /ŋɑX/ /miuən/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ȵɨə̆/ /d͡ʑiə̆X/ /ŋaX/ /mun/
Li
Rong		 /ȵiɔ/ /ʑieX/ /ŋɑX/ /miuən/
Wang
Li		 /ȵʑĭo/ /ʑǐeX/ /ŋɑX/ /mĭuən/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ȵʑi̯wo/ /ʑie̯X/ /ŋɑX/ /mi̯uən/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 rú shì ě wén
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 jyu4 si6 ngo5 man4

Phrase

如是我聞

  1. (Buddhism) Thus have I heard... (a common opening of Buddhist texts)

References
  1. Jiandao Shi, Jianxun Shi, Jiajuan Xiong, "Chinese language and Buddhism" in The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Applied Linguistics (2019).

Japanese
Kanji in this term
如 是 我 聞
にょ
Grade: S		 ぜ
Grade: S		 が
Grade: 6		 もん
Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

Derived from Middle Chinese 如是我聞 (MC nyo|nyoH dzyeX ngaX mjun|mjunH), from Sanskrit एवं मया श्रुतम् (evaṃ mayā śrutam).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟o̞ze̞ ɡa̠mõ̞ɴ]

Phrase

如(にょ)是(ぜ)我(が)聞(もん) • (nyoze gamon) 

  1. (Buddhism) Thus have I heard... (a common opening of Buddhist texts)
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