檀施

Chinese

		sandal wood	distribute (alms); to do; to execute distribute (alms); to do; to execute; to carry out
trad. (檀施)		檀	施
simp. #(檀施)		檀	施

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tánshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˊ ㄕ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tánshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˊ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tánshih
    • Wade–Giles: tʻan²-shih¹
    • Yale: tán-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tarnshy
    • Palladius: таньши (tanʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰän³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: dan sye

Rime
Character	檀	施
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	支 (11)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	徒干切	式支切
Baxter	dan	sye
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dɑn/	/ɕiᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/dɑn/	/ɕiɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/dɑn/	/ɕjɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dan/	/ɕiə̆/
Li Rong	/dɑn/	/ɕie/
Wang Li	/dɑn/	/ɕǐe/
Bernard Karlgren	/dʱɑn/	/ɕie̯/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tán	shī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	taan4	si1

Noun

檀施

1. (Buddhism) dana
2. (Buddhism, used by monks and priests, respectful) almsgiver; benefactor; patron

Synonyms

• (dana): 布施 (bùshī)
• (almsgiver): 施主 (shīzhǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (檀施):

• → Japanese: 檀(だん)施(せ) (danse)
• → Korean: 단시(檀施) (dansi)