Etymology

Guanyin

Guan·yin
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Today it means: The bodhisattva of compassion, venerated by Buddhists in East and Southeast Asia; depicted variously as male or female. Full definition →

Mandarin 觀音 /观音
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from觀音 /观音
  2. English todayGuanyin

From Mandarin 觀音 /观音 (Guānyīn).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.