施主

Chinese

		distribute (alms); to do; to execute distribute (alms); to do; to execute; to carry out	to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary
trad. (施主)		施	主
simp. #(施主)		施	主

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit दानपति (dānapati, “lord of alms”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shīzhǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕ ㄓㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ zyu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shīzhǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕ ㄓㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shihjhǔ
    • Wade–Giles: shih¹-chu³
    • Yale: shr̄-jǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyjuu
    • Palladius: шичжу (šičžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si¹ zyu²
    • Yale: sī jyú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ dzy²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ ju²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ t͡syː³⁵/

Noun

施主

1. (Buddhism, Taoism, used by monks and priests, respectful) alms giver; benefactor; patron
2. (in general, respectful) secular person; good-natured person (especially as a second-person pronoun)
3. (physics) donor (in semiconductor physics)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (施主):

• → Japanese: 施(せ)主(しゅ) (seshu)
• → Korean: 시주(施主) (siju)
• → Vietnamese: thí chủ (施主)

Further reading

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
施	主
せ Grade: S	しゅ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せ​しゅ [séꜜshù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ɕɨᵝ]

Noun

施(せ)主(しゅ) • (seshu) 

1. (Buddhism, Taoism, used by monks and priests, respectful) alms giver; benefactor; patron