舍利

See also: 舎利

Bala

Etymology

Cognate with Manchu ᡧᡝᡵᡳ (šeri).

Noun

舍利 (sheli)

1. spring; fountain

References

• “The Only Known Text from Bala, an Extinct Tungusic Language”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica‎^[1], volume 9, number 1, 2021, pages 173–191

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shèlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèlì
    • Wade–Giles: shê⁴-li⁴
    • Yale: shè-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehlih
    • Palladius: шэли (šɛli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 涉歷／涉历 猞猁 舍利 設立／设立

      
      
  • (Standard Chinese, common misreading)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shělì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˇ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shělì
    • Wade–Giles: shê³-li⁴
    • Yale: shě-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheelih
    • Palladius: шэли (šɛli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: se³ lei⁶
    • Yale: se leih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: se³ lei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sé³ léi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː³³ lei̯²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 猞猁 舍利

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• Middle Chinese: syaeX|syaeH lijH

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
Baxter	syaeX	syaeH	lijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɕiaX/	/ɕiaH/	/liɪH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɕiaX/	/ɕiaH/	/liH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɕiaX/	/ɕiaH/	/ljɪH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɕiaX/	/ɕiaH/	/liH/
Li Rong	/ɕiaX/	/ɕiaH/	/liH/
Wang Li	/ɕĭaX/	/ɕĭaH/	/liH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɕi̯aX/	/ɕi̯aH/	/liH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shě	shè	lì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	se2	se3	lei6

Noun

舍利

1. (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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shèlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèlì
    • Wade–Giles: shê⁴-li⁴
    • Yale: shè-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehlih
    • Palladius: шэли (šɛli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 涉歷／涉历 猞猁 舍利 設立／设立

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• Middle Chinese: syaeH lijH

Rime
Character	舍	利
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	書 (26)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	麻 (100)	脂 (15)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	始夜切	力至切
Baxter	syaeH	lijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɕiaH/	/liɪH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɕiaH/	/liH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɕiaH/	/ljɪH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɕiaH/	/liH/
Li Rong	/ɕiaH/	/liH/
Wang Li	/ɕĭaH/	/liH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɕi̯aH/	/liH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shè	lì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	se3	lei6

Noun

舍利

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

Proper noun

舍利

1. (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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shèlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèlì
    • Wade–Giles: shê⁴-li⁴
    • Yale: shè-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehlih
    • Palladius: шэли (šɛli)
    • Sinological 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

1. (～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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shèlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèlì
    • Wade–Giles: shê⁴-li⁴
    • Yale: shè-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehlih
    • Palladius: шэли (šɛli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 涉歷／涉历 猞猁 舍利 設立／设立

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• Middle Chinese: syaeX|syaeH lijH

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
Baxter	syaeX	syaeH	lijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɕiaX/	/ɕiaH/	/liɪH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɕiaX/	/ɕiaH/	/liH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɕiaX/	/ɕiaH/	/ljɪH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɕiaX/	/ɕiaH/	/liH/
Li Rong	/ɕiaX/	/ɕiaH/	/liH/
Wang Li	/ɕĭaX/	/ɕĭaH/	/liH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɕi̯aX/	/ɕi̯aH/	/liH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shě	shè	lì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	se2	se3	lei6

Noun

舍利

1. (historical) Khitan military leader during the Liao dynasty

Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shèlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shèlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shèlì
    • Wade–Giles: Shê⁴-li⁴
    • Yale: Shè-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shehlih
    • Palladius: Шэли (Šɛli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: syaeX|syaeH lijH

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
Baxter	syaeX	syaeH	lijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɕiaX/	/ɕiaH/	/liɪH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɕiaX/	/ɕiaH/	/liH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɕiaX/	/ɕiaH/	/ljɪH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɕiaX/	/ɕiaH/	/liH/
Li Rong	/ɕiaX/	/ɕiaH/	/liH/
Wang Li	/ɕĭaX/	/ɕĭaH/	/liH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɕi̯aX/	/ɕi̯aH/	/liH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shě	shè	lì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	se2	se3	lei6

Proper noun

舍利

1. a surname

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “舍利” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].