居士

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Chinese

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reside scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad.
(居士)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial () (28) (20)
Final () (22) (19)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter kjo dzriX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɨʌ/ /d͡ʒɨX/
Pan
Wuyun
/kiɔ/ /ɖ͡ʐɨX/
Shao
Rongfen
/kiɔ/ /d͡ʒieX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kɨə̆/ /ɖ͡ʐɨX/
Li
Rong
/kiɔ/ /d͡ʒiəX/
Wang
Li
/kĭo/ /d͡ʒĭəX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ki̯wo/ /ɖ͡ʐʱiX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhì
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
geoi1 zi6

Noun

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居士

  1. (Buddhism) householder (lay devotee)
  2. (Buddhism, Hinduism, uncommon) Vaishya (one of the four castes of the varna system)
    Synonym: 吠舍 (fèishè)
  3. retired scholar