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ziˍ₆寺
Pinyin: si4
Translations
nountemple; monastery; mosque
nounministry; court
ziˍ₆寺miuˊ²廟
简 寺庙
Pinyin: si4 miao4
Translations
nounmostly refer to Buddhist temple, but also can be used to refer to temples in other religion.
nountemple; a building for religious ceremonies or worship:
gauˊ²九lungˎ₄龍cingˉ¹清zanˉ¹真ziˍ₆寺
简 九龙清真寺
Pinyin: Jiu3 long2 Qing1 zhen1 si4
Translations
nounKowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre
ziˍ₆寺munˎ₄門
简 寺门
Pinyin: si4 men2
Translations
nountemples; monasteries
waaˎ₄華lamˎ₄林ziˊ²寺
简 华林寺
Pinyin: hua2 lin2 si4
Translations
nounHualin Temple, a temple in Guangxhou in China
hoiˊ²海tongˎ₄幢ziˊ²寺
Pinyin: hai3 chuang2/zhuang4 si4
Translations
nounHaizhuang Temple
nounHai Tong Monastery, located in Guangdong, China
simˎ₄禪ziˊ²寺
简 禅寺
Pinyin: chan2 si4
Translations
nouna Buddhist temple, a Chan monastery
siu˗₃少lamˎ₄林ziˊ²寺
Pinyin: shao4 lin2 si4
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nounShaolin Temple, famous for its monks who practise martial arts. Actually, there are two temples. The northern and original one is in Henan Province. The southern one is in Fujian Province.
fatˍ₆佛ziˊ²寺
Pinyin: fo2 si4
Translations
nouna Buddhist temple
woˎ₄和soengˊ²尚ziˊ²寺
Pinyin: he2 shang5 si4
Translations
nounSometimes it may be used as a metaphor for "boys school".
nounDefault meaning is a "monastery for monks".
ziˍ₆寺jyunˊ²院
Pinyin: si4 yuan4
Translations
nounmonastery:
nouna complex (mostly Buddhist) that includes a temple and a dwelling place for monks or nuns to live a secluded religious life, bound by vows. some 寺院 also offers accommodation for pilgrims.
gwongˉ¹光haau˗₃孝ziˍ₆寺
Pinyin: guang1 xiao4 si4
Translations
nounGuangxiao Temple (A place in Guangzhou)
daaiˍ₆大fatˍ₆佛ziˊ²寺
Pinyin: da4 Fo2 si4
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nounBig Buddha Temple
honˎ₄寒saanˉ¹山ziˍ₆寺
Pinyin: han2 shan1 si4
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nounHanshan Temple, located in Suzhou, China
cingˉ¹清zanˉ¹真ziˊ²寺
Pinyin: qing1 zhen1 si4
Translations
nounmosque
noun(noun) Kowloon Mosque & Islamic Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
bouˊ²寶linˎ₄蓮ziˊ²寺
简 宝莲寺
Pinyin: bao3 lian2 si4
Translations
nounPo Lin Monastery, located in Hong Kong