Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 刹那?
刹(chà)那chà nà
Commonly said as: reading 刹 as shā
诧那
刹那
What it is
刹那 is a Buddhist term for an instant.
Why it gets said wrong
刹 is chà in 刹那 and 古刹, but shā in 刹车. The transliteration keeps the Sanskrit reading.
Hear it in a sentence
In that instant.
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