Bồ Tát

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === Bồ-tát === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 菩薩, from Chinese 菩薩 / 菩萨 (púsà, “bodhisattva”). While there are many bodhisattvas, the Bodhisattva remains Quan Âm (“Avalokiteshvara; Guanyin”). Compare Phật (“a buddha; the Buddha”) and Chúa (“a lord; the Lord”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓo˨˩ taːt̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˦˩ taːk̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ taːk̚˦˥] Homophone: bồ tát === Noun === Bồ Tát alternative letter-case form of bồ tát (“a bodhisattva”) === Proper noun === Bồ Tát synonym of Quan Âm (“Avalokiteshvara; Guanyin”)