| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (荼毗) | 荼 | 毗 | |
| simp. #(荼毗) | 荼 | 毗 | |
| alternative forms | 荼毘／荼毗 | ||
Borrowed from Pali jhāpita (“cremated”), the past participle of jhāpeti (“to cremate”).
| Rime | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 荼 | 荼 | 荼 | 毗 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) | 船 (27) | 澄 (11) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) | 麻 (100) | 麻 (98) | 脂 (15) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III | II | III |
| Fanqie | 同都切 | 食遮切 | 宅加切 | 房脂切 |
| Baxter | du | zyae | drae | bjij |
| Reconstructions | ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/duo/ | /ʑia/ | /ɖˠa/ | /biɪ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/duo/ | /ʑia/ | /ɖᵚa/ | /bi/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/do/ | /ʑia/ | /ȡa/ | /bjɪ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/dɔ/ | /ʑia/ | /ɖaɨ/ | /bi/ |
| Li Rong |
/do/ | /d͡ʑia/ | /ȡa/ | /bi/ |
| Wang Li |
/du/ | /d͡ʑĭa/ | /ȡa/ | /bi/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/dʱuo/ | /d͡ʑʰi̯a/ | /ȡʱa/ | /bʱi/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
tú | shé | chá | pí |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
tou4 | se4 | caa4 | pei4 |
荼毗