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): ㄕㄓㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ zyu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shīzhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄓㄨˇ
  - 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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    失主
    施主
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

(Buddhism, Taoism, used by monks and priests, respectful) alms giver; benefactor; patron
(in general, respectful) secular person; good-natured person (especially as a second-person pronoun)
(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])[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞ɕɨᵝ]

Noun

施(せ)主(しゅ) • (seshu)

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

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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