祇樹

Chinese

		but; only; earth-spirit but; only; earth-spirit; peace	tree
simp. and trad. (祇樹)		祇	樹

Etymology

From Sanskrit जेतवन (jetavana).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Qíshù

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Qíshù
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Císhù
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻi²-shu⁴
    • Yale: Chí-shù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyishuh
    • Palladius: Цишу (Cišu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: gjie dzyuX|dzyuH

Rime
Character	祇	樹	樹
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	群 (30)	常 (25)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	支 (11)	虞 (24)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	巨支切	臣庾切	常句切
Baxter	gjie	dzyuX	dzyuH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡiᴇ/	/d͡ʑɨoX/	/d͡ʑɨoH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡiɛ/	/d͡ʑioX/	/d͡ʑioH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡjɛ/	/d͡ʑioX/	/d͡ʑioH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/giə̆/	/d͡ʑuə̆X/	/d͡ʑuə̆H/
Li Rong	/ɡie/	/ʑioX/	/ʑioH/
Wang Li	/ɡǐe/	/ʑĭuX/	/ʑĭuH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/gie̯/	/ʑi̯uX/	/ʑi̯uH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qí	shù	shù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	kei4	syu6	syu6

Proper noun

祇樹

1. (Buddhism) Short for 祇樹給孤獨園 / 祇树给孤独园.: Jetavana, the name of a grove near Śrāvastī (where the Buddha promulgated his doctrines).