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善男信女

sin6 naam4 seon3 neoi5

devotees to Buddha; devout men and women

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

善男信女

This word was added by bybell on 3rd Nov 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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善 sin6 shan4 - good; virtuous; charitable; kind
男 naam4 nan2 - man
信 seon3 xin4 - honest; trust; letter
女 neoi5 neoi5*2 nv3 ru3 - woman

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