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少林寺 (siu3 lam4 zi2) — Shaolin 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. in Cantonese

siu˗₃少lamˎ₄林ziˊ²寺
Mandarin Pinyin: shao4 lin2 si4

Meaning of 少林寺

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.

Characters in 少林寺

少siu2
be missing; lose
林lam4
circles; many; numerous; a great body of (capable persons, etc.)
寺zi6
temple; monastery; mosque

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