阿闍梨

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (阿闍梨)		阿	闍	梨
simp. (阿阇梨)		阿	阇	梨
alternative forms		阿闍黎／阿阇黎 阿遮利那 闍黎／阇黎

Etymology

From Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): āshélí

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄕㄜˊ ㄌㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ se⁴ lei⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): a-siâ-lê / a-to͘-lî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: āshélí
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄕㄜˊ ㄌㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ashélí
    • Wade–Giles: a¹-shê²-li²
    • Yale: ā-shé-lí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: asherli
    • Palladius: ашэли (ašɛli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ li³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ se⁴ lei⁴
    • Yale: a sèh lèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ se⁴ lei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ sé⁴ léi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ sɛː²¹ lei̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-siâ-lê
    • Tâi-lô: a-siâ-lê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: asialee
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ sia²³⁻³³ le²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ sia²⁴⁻¹¹ le²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-to͘-lî
    • Tâi-lô: a-too-lî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: a'dolii
    • IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ li²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ li²³/

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• Middle Chinese: 'a dzyae lij

Rime
Character	阿	闍	梨
Reading #	1/1	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	常 (25)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	麻 (100)	脂 (15)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III	III
Fanqie	烏何切	視遮切	力脂切
Baxter	'a	dzyae	lij
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑ/	/d͡ʑia/	/liɪ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑ/	/d͡ʑia/	/li/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑ/	/d͡ʑia/	/ljɪ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔa/	/d͡ʑia/	/li/
Li Rong	/ʔɑ/	/ʑia/	/li/
Wang Li	/ɑ/	/ʑĭa/	/li/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔɑ/	/ʑi̯a/	/li/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ē	ché	lí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	o1	se4	lei4

Noun

阿闍梨

1. (Buddhism) acharya

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (阿闍梨):

• → Japanese: 阿闍梨(あじゃり) (ajari); 阿闍梨(あざり) (azari)
• → Korean: 아사리(阿闍梨) (asari)
• → Vietnamese: A-xà-lê (阿闍梨)