Shei, Shéi, Shuí, Shui: 3 definitions

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Shei means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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誰 _t = 谁 _s = shuí _p refers to [pronoun] “who; kaḥ”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ka, or: kasya, Japanese: sui, Tibetan: su'i (BCSD '誰 [shui]', p. 1083; Mahāvyutpatti 'kasya'; MW 'ka'; Unihan '誰 [shui]').

Source: NTI Reader: Chinese-English Buddhist dictionary

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Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.

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1) 誰 _t = 谁 _s = shuí _p refers to [pronoun] “who; whoever”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu] , Subdomain: Function Words; Notes: Not forming a question, in the sense of 任何人 [ren he ren] (Guoyu '誰 [shui]' pronoun 2; XHZD '谁 [shei]' 2).

2) 誰 _t = 谁 _s = shuí _p refers to [pronoun] “who (forming a question)”; Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 [wen yan wen] , Concept: Interrogative Pronoun 疑问代词 [yi wen dai ci]; Notes: 谁 [shei] may be used as an interrogative pronoun in both modern and Literary Chinese, replacing the constituent to form a question (Norman 1988, p. 119; Sun 2006, loc. 1866). It could be used either as the subject or the object in Literary Chinese. It is placed before the verb, even when referring to the object (Guoyu '誰 [shui]' pronoun 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 91; Unihan '誰 [shui]'; XHZD '谁 [shei]' 1)...

3) 誰 _t = 谁 _s = shuí _p refers to [adverb] “don't tell me ...”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu] , Subdomain: Function Words; Notes: In the sense of 难道 [nan dao] (Guoyu '誰 [shui]' adv)..

Source: NTI Reader: Chinese-English dictionary

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