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皈依

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See also: 帰依

Chinese

More information comply with; follow, according to; depend on; near toaccording to; depend on; near to; (Eastern Min) kinship prefix ...
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Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit शरणम् गच्छामि (śaraṇam gacchāmi, to go to a refuge).

Pronunciation



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Verb

皈依

  1. (Buddhism, intransitive) to become a Buddhist
    皈依三寶皈依三宝   guīyī sānbǎo   to take refuge with the Triple Gem
    皈依佛門皈依佛门   guīyī fómén   to follow the Buddhist path
  2. (transitive) to convert to (a religion)
    皈依天主教   guīyī tiānzhǔjiào   to convert to Catholicism

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (皈依):
  • Japanese: 帰依(きえ) (kie)
  • Korean: 귀의(歸依) (gwiui)
  • Vietnamese: quy y (皈依)

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Vietnamese

More information chữ Hán Nôm in this term ...

Noun

皈依

  1. chữ Hán form of quy y (taking refuge)

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