皈依三寶 (gwai1 ji1 saam1 bou2 | gui1 yi1 san1 bao3) : I take refuge in the three jewels

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皈依三寶

gwai1 ji1 saam1 bou2

gui1 yi1 san1 bao3

[1] I take refuge in the three jewels or three treasures ( the Buddha, the Dharma, the Sangha ; 皈依佛、皈依法、皈依僧 ) [2] (Baptism) become a Buddhist [3] [Syn.] 歸依三寶

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

皈依三寶

This word has been viewed 1804 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 18th Jul 2007 08:23 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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皈 gwai1 - comply with; follow
依 ji1 - lean on; depend on
三 saam1 saam3 - three; several
寶 bou2 - treasure; precious

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

歸依三寶 gwai1 ji1 saam1 bou2 gui1 yi1 san1 bao3 = I take refuge in the three jewels

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