施主

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Chinese

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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)
simp. #(施主)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Sino-Xenic (施主):

Further reading

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
しゅ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(しゅ) (seshu

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

References

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