Noun: Guanyin
- (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called the Goddess of Mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon
- Kwan-yin, Kuan Yin
- Japanese counterpart of Chinese Kuan Yin
- Kwannon
Type of: Chinese deity, Japanese deity
Encyclopedia: Guanyin, Sichuan