舍利弗
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Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (舍利弗) |
舍 | 利 | 弗 | |
Etymology
From Sanskrit शारिपुत्र (Śāriputra, “son of Śāri”). Compare Tibetan ཤཱ་རིའི་བུ། (shā ri'i bu).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shèlìfú
- Wade–Giles: Shê4-li4-fu2
- Yale: Shè-lì-fú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shehlihfwu
- Palladius: Шэлифу (Šɛlifu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ fu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: syaeX|syaeH lijH pjut
Proper noun
舍利弗
- Śāriputra (one of the disciples of Gautama Buddha)
Synonyms
- 舍利子 (Shèlìzǐ)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (舍利弗):
- → Japanese: 舎利弗 (Sharihotsu)
- → Korean: 사리불(舍利弗) (Saribul)
- → Vietnamese: Xá-lợi-phất (舍利弗)