如意寶珠

Chinese

		according to [one's] wishes; to be as one wishes; to be satisfactory	precious pearl
trad. (如意寶珠)		如意	寶珠
simp. (如意宝珠)		如意	宝珠

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit चिन्तामणि (cintāmaṇi)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rúyì bǎo zhū

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄓㄨ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rúyì bǎo zhū
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄓㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rúyì bǎo jhu
  - Wade–Giles: ju²-i⁴ pao³ chu¹
  - Yale: rú-yì bǎu jū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruyih bao ju
  - Palladius: жуи бао чжу (žui bao čžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

Noun

如意寶珠

(Buddhism) a fabulous gem supposed to fulfill all desires of its possessor
Synonyms: 辛塔瑪尼／辛塔玛尼, 如意珠, 如意寶／如意宝

Further reading

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “如意寶珠” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

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