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南無
naa1 mou4/mo4 |
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[1] I call upon; I take refuge in (e.g.: the Buddha, the bodhisattva Guanyin ; 南無阿彌陀佛 , 南無觀世音菩薩 , ... ) [2] [loanword] used for transliteration of the Buddhist Sanskrit word: namah, also for 南無阿彌陀佛 Namo Amitabha may be pronounced as naa1 mou4 / naa1 mo4 in Cantonese; na1 mo2 in Mandarin
Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1986 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 3rd Nov 2005 05:04 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:南 naam4 - south無 mou4 - not; negative; don't have 1 compounds containing this word:南無佬 - Taoist priest |
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