兜率

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (兜率)		兜	率

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तुषित (tuṣita).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Dōushuài

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄡㄕㄨㄞˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Dōushuài
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄡㄕㄨㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Doushuài
  - Wade–Giles: Tou¹-shuai⁴
  - Yale: Dōu-shwài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Doushuay
  - Palladius: Доушуай (Doušuaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /toʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

Middle Chinese: tuw srwit

Rime
Character	兜	率
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	端 (5)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)	術 (52)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	當侯切	所律切
Baxter	tuw	srwit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/təu/	/ʃiuɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/təu/	/ʃʷit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/təu/	/ʃjuet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/təw/	/ʂwit̚/
Li Rong	/tu/	/ʃiuĕt̚/
Wang Li	/təu/	/ʃĭuĕt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/tə̯u/	/ʂi̯uĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dōu	shuai
Expected Cantonese Reflex	dau¹	seot¹

Proper noun

兜率

(Buddhism) Tushita (fourth of the six heavens in the Realm of Desire)
Synonym: 兜率天 (Dōushuàitiān)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (兜率):

→ Japanese: 兜(と)率(そつ) (tosotsu)
→ Korean: 도솔(兜率) (dosol)