戒律

Chinese

		swear off; warn against	law
simp. and trad. (戒律)		戒	律
alternative forms		誡律／诫律

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jièlǜ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai³ leot⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kài-lu̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jièlǜ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jièlyù
  - Wade–Giles: chieh⁴-lü⁴
  - Yale: jyè-lyù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehliuh
  - Palladius: цзелюй (czeljuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ly⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaai³ leot⁶
  - Yale: gaai leuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaai³ loet⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gai³ lêd⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³³ lɵt̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kài-lu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: kài-lu̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaelut
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kai²¹⁻⁴¹ lut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kai¹¹⁻⁵³ lut̚⁴/

Middle Chinese: keajH lwit

Rime
Character	戒	律
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	皆 (33)	術 (52)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	古拜切	呂卹切
Baxter	keajH	lwit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠɛi^H/	/liuɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚæi^H/	/lʷit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kɐi^H/	/ljuet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kəɨj^H/	/lwit̚/
Li Rong	/kɛi^H/	/liuĕt̚/
Wang Li	/kɐi^H/	/lĭuĕt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kăi^H/	/li̯uĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiè	lǜ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaai³	leot⁶

Noun

戒律

religious discipline; religious precept; commandment

Synonyms

戒規／戒规 (jièguī)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (戒律):

→ Japanese: 戒律(かいりつ) (kairitsu)
→ Korean: 계율(戒律) (gyeyul)
→ Vietnamese: giới luật (戒律)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
戒	律
かい Grade: S	りつ Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かいりつ [kàírítsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ka̠iɾʲit͡sɨ]

Noun

戒(かい)律(りつ) • (kairitsu)

religious discipline; religious precept; commandment

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2019), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

“戒律”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja in this term
戒	律

Noun

戒律 • (gyeyul) (hangeul 계율)

hanja form^? of 계율 (“religious discipline; religious precept; commandment”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
戒	律

Noun

戒律

chữ Hán form of giới luật (“religious discipline; religious precept; commandment”)