观世音菩萨

Traditional form:

觀世音菩薩

Pinyin (reading):

Guānshìyīn Púsà

Definitions:

• Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)

Characters:

• 观 - to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
• 菩 - herb, aromatic plant
• 萨 - Buddhist diety; used in transliterations

Traditional characters:

• 觀 - to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
• 菩 - herb, aromatic plant
• 薩 - Buddhist diety; used in transliterations