剎利

Chinese

		to brake (car); Buddhist monastery or temple; a brief moment	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (剎利)		剎	利
simp. (刹利)		刹	利

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chàlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chàlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chàlì
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa⁴-li⁴
    • Yale: chà-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chahlih
    • Palladius: чали (čali)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

Noun

剎利

1. kshatriya (one of the four varnas of Indian society)

   Synonym: 剎帝利／刹帝利 (chàdìlì)