舍利子

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	子

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shèlìzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): se³ lei⁶ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shèlìzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèlìzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: shê⁴-li⁴-tzŭ³
    • Yale: shè-lì-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehlihtzyy
    • Palladius: шэлицзы (šɛliczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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: syaeX|syaeH lijH tsiX

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
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	lì	zǐ
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):

• → Japanese: 舎(しゃ)利(り)子(し) (Sharishi)
• → Korean: 사리자(舍利子) (Sarija)
• → Vietnamese: Xá-lợi tử (舍利子)