慈氏

Chinese

		compassionate; gentle; merciful compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane	clan name; maiden name
simp. and trad. (慈氏)		慈	氏
Literally: “the compassionate one”.

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit मैत्रेय (maitreya).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Císhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄘˊ ㄕˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Císhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄘˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Cíhshìh
    • Wade–Giles: Tzʻŭ²-shih⁴
    • Yale: Tsź-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tsyrshyh
    • Palladius: Цыши (Cyši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Proper noun

慈氏

1. (Buddhism) an epithet for Maitreya