# 南無阿彌陀佛
## Chinese

| | | to salute; to homage or to take refuge. | Amitābha |
| trad. (南無阿彌陀佛) | trad. (南無阿彌陀佛) | 南無 | 阿彌陀佛 |
| simp. (南无阿弥陀佛) | simp. (南无阿弥陀佛) | 南无 | 阿弥陀佛 |
* 南無阿彌陀佛

### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नमोऽमिताभाय (namoʼmitābhāya).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Nāmó Ēmítuófó, Námó Ēmítuófó
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄚ ㄇㄛˊ ㄜ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ, ㄋㄚˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄜ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): naam$^4$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ mei$^4$ to$^4$ fat$^6$ / naam$^4$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ nei$^{4-1}$ to$^4$ fat$^6$ / naa$^1$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ mei$^4$ to$^4$ fat$^6$ / naa$^1$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ nei$^{4-1}$ to$^4$ fat$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Nà-mò Ô-mì-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Ô-nî-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Â-mì-thò-fu̍t
* Eastern Min (BUC): Nàng-mò̤-ŏ̤-mì-tò̤-hŭk
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Lâm-bû O-bí-tô-hu̍t
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Nāmó Ēmítuófó
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄚ ㄇㄛˊ ㄜ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Namó Emítuófó
*** Wade–Giles: Na$^1$-mo$^2$ O$^1$-mi$^2$-tʻo$^2$-fo$^2$
*** Yale: Nā-mwó Ē-mí-twó-fwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nhamo Emitwofor
*** Palladius: Намо Эмитофо (Namo Emitofo)
*** Sinological IPA : /nä⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Námó Ēmítuófó
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄜ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Námó Emítuófó
*** Wade–Giles: Na$^2$-mo$^2$ O$^1$-mi$^2$-tʻo$^2$-fo$^2$
*** Yale: Ná-mwó Ē-mí-twó-fwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Namo Emitwofor
*** Palladius: Намо Эмитофо (Namo Emitofo)
*** Sinological IPA : /nä³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: naam$^4$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ mei$^4$ to$^4$ fat$^6$ / naam$^4$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ nei$^{4-1}$ to$^4$ fat$^6$ / naa$^1$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ mei$^4$ to$^4$ fat$^6$ / naa$^1$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ nei$^{4-1}$ to$^4$ fat$^6$
*** Yale: nàahm mòh ō mèih tòh faht / nàahm mòh ō nēi tòh faht / nā mòh ō mèih tòh faht / nā mòh ō nēi tòh faht
*** Cantonese Pinyin: naam$^4$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ mei$^4$ to$^4$ fat$^9$ / naam$^4$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ nei$^{4-1}$ to$^4$ fat$^9$ / naa$^1$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ mei$^4$ to$^4$ fat$^9$ / naa$^1$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ nei$^{4-1}$ to$^4$ fat$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nam$^4$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ méi$^4$ to$^4$ fed$^6$ / nam$^4$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ néi$^{4-1}$ to$^4$ fed$^6$ / na$^1$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ méi$^4$ to$^4$ fed$^6$ / na$^1$ mo$^4$ o$^1$ néi$^{4-1}$ to$^4$ fed$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /naːm²¹ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ mei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /naːm²¹ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /naː⁵⁵ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ mei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /naː⁵⁵ mɔː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Nà-mò Ô-mì-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Ô-nî-thò-fu̍t / Nà-mò Â-mì-thò-fu̍t
*** Hakka Romanization System: na$^ˇ$ mo$^ˇ$ o$^ˊ$ mi$^ˇ$ to$^ˇ$ fud / na$^ˇ$ mo$^ˇ$ o$^ˊ$ ni$^ˊ$ to$^ˇ$ fud / na$^ˇ$ mo$^ˇ$ a$^ˊ$ mi$^ˇ$ to$^ˇ$ fud
*** Hagfa Pinyim: na$^2$ mo$^2$ o$^1$ mi$^2$ to$^2$ fud$^6$ / na$^2$ mo$^2$ o$^1$ ni$^1$ to$^2$ fud$^6$ / na$^2$ mo$^2$ a$^1$ mi$^2$ to$^2$ fud$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /na¹¹ mo¹¹ o²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/, /na¹¹ mo¹¹ o²⁴⁻¹¹ ni²⁴ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/, /na¹¹ mo¹¹ a²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Nàng-mò̤-ŏ̤-mì-tò̤-hŭk
*** Sinological IPA (no sandhi): /nˡaŋ⁵³ mo⁵³ o⁵⁵ mi⁵³ $^{(tʰ-)}$lo⁵³ $^{(h-)}$uʔ⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-bû O-bí-tô-hu̍t
*** Tâi-lô: Lâm-bû O-bí-tô-hu̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lambuu oi'by'doi'hut
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lam²⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² o⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lam²⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² o³³ bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ to²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lam¹³⁻²² bu¹³⁻²² o⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to¹³⁻²² hut̚¹²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ o⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lam²³⁻³³ bu²³⁻³³ ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/

### Phrase

南無阿彌陀佛
* (Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a common phrase of salutation used by Buddhists

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 南(な)無(む)阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶつ) (Namu Amidabutsu)
* → Korean: 나무아미타불(南無阿彌陀佛) (namuamitabul)
* → Vietnamese: Nam mô A Di Đà Phật (南無阿彌陀佛)

#### See also

* 南無本師釋迦牟尼佛／南无本师释迦牟尼佛 (nāmó běn shī shìjiāmóuní fó)
* 南無觀世音菩薩／南无观世音菩萨 (Nāmó Guānshìyīn Púsà)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 南 | 無 | 阿 | 彌 | 陀 | 佛 |
| な Grade: 2 | む Grade: 4 | あ Jinmeiyō | み Jinmeiyō | だ Jinmeiyō | ぶつ Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi ||||||
For pronunciation and definitions of 南無阿彌陀佛 – see the following entry. :
| 【南無阿弥陀仏なむあみだぶつ】 | [phrase] (Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a Buddhist chant. |
(This term, 南無阿彌陀佛, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 南 | 無 | 阿 | 彌 | 陀 | 佛 |

### Phrase

南無阿彌陀佛 • (namuamitabul) (hangeul 나무아미타불)
* hanja form of 나무아미타불 (“Namo Amitābhāya”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 南 | 無 | 阿 | 彌 | 陀 | 佛 |

### Phrase

南無阿彌陀佛
* chữ Hán form of Nam mô A Di Đà Phật (“(Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a common phrase of salutation used by Buddhists”).