Meaning of 打问讯
打问讯 means (of Buddhist monks or nuns) to greet someone by pressing the palms together; to salute with joined palms. Pronounced dǎ wèn xùn.
- (of Buddhist monks or nuns) to greet someone by pressing the palms together; to salute with joined palms
Definitions & Examples
Xiǎo小
hé和
shang尚
shuāng双
shǒu手
hé合
shí十
，
xiàng向
fāng方
zhàng丈
dǎ打
wèn问
xùn讯
。
The young monk pressed his palms together and saluted the abbot.
Jìn进
rù入
chán禅
fáng房
hòu后
，
tā他
xiān先
xiàng向
shī师
fu父
dǎ打
wèn问
xùn讯
，
rán然
hòu后
cái才
kāi开
kǒu口
shuō说
huà话
。
After entering the meditation room, he first greeted his master with joined palms before speaking.
Zhè这
bù不
jǐn仅
shì是
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
dǎ打
wèn问
xùn讯
，
gèng更
dài代
biǎo表
zhe着
nèi内
xīn心
de的
gōng恭
jìng敬
。
This is not merely a simple salute with palms together, but represents inner reverence.