荼毗

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (荼毗)		荼	毗
simp. #(荼毗)		荼	毗
alternative forms		荼毘／荼毗 茶毗

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali jhāpita (“cremated”), the past participle of jhāpeti (“to cremate”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): túpí

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˊ ㄆㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: túpí
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˊ ㄆㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: túpí
    • Wade–Giles: tʻu²-pʻi²
    • Yale: tú-pí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twupyi
    • Palladius: тупи (tupi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu³⁵ pʰi³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: du|zyae|drae bjij

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/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱuo/	/d͡ʑʰi̯a/	/ȡʱa/	/bʱi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tú	shé	chá	pí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	tou4	se4	caa4	pei4

Noun

荼毗

1. (Buddhism) cremation (typically for Buddhist monastics)

   荼毗儀式／荼毗仪式  ―  túpí yíshì  ―  cremation ritual