舍利

See also: 舎利

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (舍利)		舍	利

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit शरीर (śarīra, “body”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shèlì, shělì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ, ㄕㄜˇ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): se³ lei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: shèlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehlih
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    涉歷／涉历
    猞猁
    舍利
    設立／设立
- (Standard Chinese, common misreading)⁺
  - Pinyin: shělì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˇ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheelih
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: se³ lei⁶
  - Yale: se leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: se³ lei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sé³ léi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɛː³³ lei̯²²/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    猞猁
    舍利

Middle Chinese: /ɕia^X|ɕia^H liɪ^H/▼

Rime
Character	舍	舍	利
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	書 (26)	書 (26)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	麻 (100)	麻 (100)	脂 (15)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	書冶切	始夜切	力至切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɕia^X/	/ɕia^H/	/liɪ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɕia^X/	/ɕia^H/	/li^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɕia^X/	/ɕia^H/	/ljɪ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɕia^X/	/ɕia^H/	/li^H/
Li Rong	/ɕia^X/	/ɕia^H/	/li^H/
Wang Li	/ɕĭa^X/	/ɕĭa^H/	/li^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɕi̯a^X/	/ɕi̯a^H/	/li^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shě	shè	lì

Noun

舍利

(Buddhism) śarīra (relics, especially pearl-like objects, found in the cremated ashes of Buddhist spiritual masters)

Derived terms

佛舍利
舍利塔 (shèlìtǎ)

舍利子 (shèlìzǐ)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit शारि (śāri).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shèlì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: shèlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehlih
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
    ^edit
    ^edit
    涉歷／涉历
    猞猁
    舍利
    設立／设立

Middle Chinese: /ɕia^X|ɕia^H liɪ^H/▼

Rime
Character	舍	舍	利
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	書 (26)	書 (26)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	麻 (100)	麻 (100)	脂 (15)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	書冶切	始夜切	力至切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɕia^X/	/ɕia^H/	/liɪ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɕia^X/	/ɕia^H/	/li^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɕia^X/	/ɕia^H/	/ljɪ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɕia^X/	/ɕia^H/	/li^H/
Li Rong	/ɕia^X/	/ɕia^H/	/li^H/
Wang Li	/ɕĭa^X/	/ɕĭa^H/	/li^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɕi̯a^X/	/ɕi̯a^H/	/li^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shě	shè	lì

Noun

舍利

(Buddhism, archaic) name of a bird (probably the myna), said to inhabit the Pure Land

Proper noun

舍利

(Buddhism) mother of Śāriputra (舍利弗), a chief male disciple of Gautama Buddha

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit शालि (śāli, “rice”), possibly influenced by Japanese 舎 (しゃ)利 (り) (shari, “(grains of) rice”). This etymology is commonly erroneously conflated with Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shèlì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: shèlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehlih
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
    ^edit
    ^edit
    涉歷／涉历
    猞猁
    舍利
    設立／设立

Noun

舍利

(～米, ～飯) rice, especially in reference to a good variety of rice used in Japanese sushi

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Khitan [Term?].

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shèlì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: shèlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehlih
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
    ^edit
    ^edit
    涉歷／涉历
    猞猁
    舍利
    設立／设立

Noun

舍利

(historical) Khitan military leader during the Liao dynasty

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