# 色即是空，空即是色
## Chinese

| | | colour; dice; lookcolour; dice; look; appearance | namely; right away; to approachnamely; right away; to approach; to draw near | be; yes; this | emptied; leisure; airemptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain | | emptied; leisure; airemptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain | namely; right away; to approachnamely; right away; to approach; to draw near | be; yes; this | colour; dice; lookcolour; dice; look; appearance |
| trad. (色即是空，空即是色) | trad. (色即是空，空即是色) | 色 | 即 | 是 | 空 | ， | 空 | 即 | 是 | 色 |
| simp. $^#$(色即是空，空即是色) | simp. $^#$(色即是空，空即是色) | 色 | 即 | 是 | 空 | ， | 空 | 即 | 是 | 色 |
| alternative forms | alternative forms | 色則是空，空則是色／色则是空，空则是色 色即是空 空即是色 | 色則是空，空則是色／色则是空，空则是色 色即是空 空即是色 | 色則是空，空則是色／色则是空，空则是色 色即是空 空即是色 | 色則是空，空則是色／色则是空，空则是色 色即是空 空即是色 | 色則是空，空則是色／色则是空，空则是色 色即是空 空即是色 | 色則是空，空則是色／色则是空，空则是色 色即是空 空即是色 | 色則是空，空則是色／色则是空，空则是色 色即是空 空即是色 | 色則是空，空則是色／色则是空，空则是色 色即是空 空即是色 | 色則是空，空則是色／色则是空，空则是色 色即是空 空即是色 |

### Etymology

    From: 7th century, Shorter Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya Sutra (translation by Xuanzang)
    “Shèlìzǐ, sè bù yì kōng, kōng bù yì sè. Sè jí shì kōng, kōng jí shì sè. Shòu xiǎng xíng shí, yì fù rúshì.” [Pinyin]
    “Shariputra, form (rupa) is indistinguishable from emptiness (sunyata), emptiness indistingushable from form. Form is indeed emptiness, emptiness indeed form. Likewise are sensation (vedana), perception (samjna), formation (samskara), and consciousness (vijnana).”

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sè jí shì kōng, kōng jí shì sè
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ ㄎㄨㄥ , ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ ㄙㄜˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sik$^1$ zik$^1$ si$^6$ hung$^1$, hung$^1$ zik$^1$ si$^6$ sik$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sè jí shì kōng, kōng jí shì sè
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ ㄎㄨㄥ , ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ ㄙㄜˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sè jí shìh kong, kong jí shìh sè
*** Wade–Giles: sê$^4$ chi$^2$ shih$^4$ kʻung$^1$, kʻung$^1$ chi$^2$ shih$^4$ sê$^4$
*** Yale: sè jí shr̀ kūng-, kūng jí shr̀ sè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: seh jyi shyh kong, kong jyi shyh seh
*** Palladius: сэ цзи ши кун, кун цзи ши сэ (sɛ czi ši kun, kun czi ši sɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /sɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sik$^1$ zik$^1$ si$^6$ hung$^1$, hung$^1$ zik$^1$ si$^6$ sik$^1$
*** Yale: sīk jīk sih hūng, hūng jīk sih sīk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sik$^7$ dzik$^7$ si$^6$ hung$^1$, hung$^1$ dzik$^7$ si$^6$ sik$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xig$^1$ jig$^1$ xi$^6$ hung$^1$, hung$^1$ jig$^1$ xi$^6$ xig$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɪk̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ siː²² hʊŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ siː²² sɪk̚⁵/
* Middle Chinese: srik tsik dzyeX khuwng khuwng tsik dzyeX srik
Rime :
| Character | 色 | 即 | 是 | 空 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) | 精 (13) | 常 (25) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 職 (134) | 職 (134) | 支 (11) | 東 (1) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Checked (Ø) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | III | I |
| Fanqie | 所力切 | 子力切 | 承紙切 | 苦紅切 |
| Baxter | srik | tsik | dzyeX | khuwng |
| Reconstructions |||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʃɨk̚/ | /t͡sɨk̚/ | /d͡ʑiᴇ$^X$/ | /kʰuŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʃɨk̚/ | /t͡sɨk̚/ | /d͡ʑiɛ$^X$/ | /kʰuŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʃiek̚/ | /t͡siek̚/ | /d͡ʑjɛ$^X$/ | /kʰuŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʂik̚/ | /t͡sik̚/ | /d͡ʑiə̆$^X$/ | /kʰəwŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /ʃiək̚/ | /t͡siək̚/ | /ʑie$^X$/ | /kʰuŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /ʃĭək̚/ | /t͡sĭək̚/ | /ʑǐe$^X$/ | /kʰuŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʂi̯ək̚/ | /t͡si̯ək̚/ | /ʑie̯$^X$/ | /kʰuŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | she | ji | shì | kōng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sik$^1$ | zik$^1$ | si$^6$ | hung$^1$ |

### Phrase

色即是空，空即是色
* (Buddhism) Form is precisely emptiness and emptiness is precisely form.
* (reinterpretation of the phrase, humorous) Lust is void, and void is lust; lust is nothing worthy of your pursuit (often as an admonishment).

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 色(しき)即(そく)是(ぜ)空(くう)、空(くう)即(そく)是(ぜ)色(しき) (shiki soku ze kū, kū soku ze shiki)
* → Korean: 색즉시공 공즉시색(色卽是空 空卽是色)
* → Vietnamese: sắc tức thị không, không tức thị sắc (色即是空，空即是色)
Others:
* Malay: isi adalah kosong, kosong adalah isi
* Vietnamese: sắc tức là không, không tức là sắc