唵嘛呢叭咪吽 ǎn ma ní bā mī hōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Om Mani Padme Hum (Sanskrit), or Om Mani Peme Hung (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra

CHARACTERS

唵 ǎn used in Buddhist texts to transliterate non-Chinese sounds; to eat with the hand
嘛 ma
HSK 6
final exclamatory particle
呢 ní
HSK 1
interrogative or emphatic final; (Cant.) this
叭 bā
HSK 6
trumpet
咪 mī sound of cat, cat's meow; meter; (Cant.) don't!
吽 hōng 'OM'; bellow; (Cant.) dull, stupid