舍利子

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Chinese

śarīra
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
simp. and trad.
(舍利子)
舍利

Etymology

Partial calque of Sanskrit शारिपुत्र (Śāriputra, literally son of Śāri).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1 1/1
Initial () (26) (26) (37) (13)
Final () (100) (100) (15) (19)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H) Departing (H) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open Open
Division () III III III III
Fanqie
Baxter syaeX syaeH lijH tsiX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liɪH/ /t͡sɨX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liH/ /t͡sɨX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /ljɪH/ /t͡sieX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liH/ /t͡sɨX/
Li
Rong
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liH/ /t͡siəX/
Wang
Li
/ɕĭaX/ /ɕĭaH/ /liH/ /t͡sĭəX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɕi̯aX/ /ɕi̯aH/ /liH/ /t͡siX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shě shè
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
se2 se3 lei6 zi2

Noun

舍利子

  1. Synonym of 舍利 (shèlì, śarīra)

Proper noun

舍利子

  1. Synonym of 舍利弗 (Shèlìfú)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (舍利子):