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施主

Mandarin · pinyin shī zhǔ

benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson)
donor (semiconductor)

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施: shī · grant, bestow; give; act; name
主: zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord

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1–3 · shi1 zhu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

si1 zyu2

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noun

(Buddhism, Taoism, used by monks and priests, respectful) alms giver; benefactor; patron
(in general, respectful) secular person; good-natured person (especially as a second-person pronoun)
(physics) donor (in semiconductor physics)

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