舍利子

舍利子

Chinese

		śarīra	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (舍利子)		舍利	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shèlìzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): se³ lei⁶ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shèlìzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄗˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehlihtzyy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèlìzǐh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: se³ lei⁶ zi²
    • Yale: se leih jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: se³ lei⁶ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sé³ léi⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː³³ lei̯²² t͡siː³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɕia^X|ɕia^H  liɪ^H  t͡sɨ^X/▼

Rime
Character	舍	舍	利	子
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	書 (26)	書 (26)	來 (37)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	麻 (100)	麻 (100)	脂 (15)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III	III
Fanqie	書冶切	始夜切	力至切	即里切
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/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɕi̯aX/	/ɕi̯aH/	/liH/	/t͡siX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shě	shè	lì	zǐ

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):

• → Japanese: 舎利子 (しゃりし) (Sharishi)
• → Korean: 사리자 (舍利子, Sarija)
• → Vietnamese: Xá-lợi tử (舍利子)