寒林
Chinese
edit| cold; poor; to tremble | woods; forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (寒林) |
寒 | 林 | |
Etymology
edit- charnel ground
Calque of Sanskrit शीतवन (śītavana, “cool forest”), from शीत (śīta) + वन (vana).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hánlín
- Wade–Giles: han2-lin2
- Yale: hán-lín
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harnlin
- Palladius: ханьлинь (xanʹlinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xän³⁵ lin³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
edit寒林
- a forest in winter
- (Buddhism) charnel ground