真諦

See also: 真谛

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	examine; truth (Buddhist)
trad. (真諦/眞諦)		真/眞	諦
simp. (真谛)		真	谛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēndì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ dai³ / zan¹ tai³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chin-tè

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēndì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhendì
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-ti⁴
    • Yale: jēn-dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jendih
    • Palladius: чжэньди (čžɛnʹdi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zan¹ dai³ / zan¹ tai³
    • Yale: jān dai / jān tai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ dai³ / dzan¹ tai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ dei³ / zen¹ tei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ tɐi̯³³/, /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-tè
    • Tâi-lô: tsin-tè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cindex
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² te²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin³³ te⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² te²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ te¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ te²¹/

Noun

真諦

1. true meaning; essence

   人生的真諦／人生的真谛  ―  rénshēng de zhēndì  ―  the true meaning of life

   人生嘅真諦／人生嘅真谛 [Cantonese]  ―  jan⁴ sang¹ ge³ zan¹ dai³ [Jyutping]  ―  the true meaning of life

Related terms

• 道理 (dàolǐ)
• 情理 (qínglǐ)
• 原理 (yuánlǐ)
• 真理 (zhēnlǐ)