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善哉
  sin6 zoi1   jyutping
  shan4 zai1   pinyin
an expression of praise (Sādhu in Sanskrit 梵語), often said by Buddhist monks in movies

Archaic

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
善哉

This word has been viewed 5018 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by duaaagiii on 6th Feb 2007 05:50 and last edited on 11th Nov 2008 07:58
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Characters in this word:

 sin6  -  good; virtuous; charitable; kind
 zoi1  -  phrase-final particle used in exclamations
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