Meaning of 落发
落发 means to shave off one's hair (to become a Buddhist monk or nun); to renounce the secular world. Pronounced luò fà.
- to shave off one's hair (to become a Buddhist monk or nun); to renounce the secular world
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
kàn看
pò破
hóng红
chén尘
，
jué决
dìng定
luò落
fà发
wéi为
sēng僧
。
He saw through the vanity of the secular world and decided to shave his head and become a monk.
Gǔ古
dài代
hěn很
duō多
nǚ女
xìng性
zài在
zhàng丈
fù夫
qù去
shì世
hòu后
xuǎn选
zé择
luò落
fà发
chū出
jiā家
。
In ancient times, many women chose to shave their heads and enter monastic life after their husbands passed away.
Luò落
fà发
yí仪
shì式
shì是
Fó佛
jiào教
tú徒
zhèng正
shì式
chū出
jiā家
de的
biāo标
zhì志
。
The hair-shaving ceremony is the mark of formally becoming a Buddhist monk or nun.
Tā她
xīn心
huī灰
yì意
lěng冷
，
zuì最
zhōng终
zài在
ān庵
zhōng中
luò落
fà发
wéi为
ní尼
。
She was utterly disillusioned and eventually shaved her head to become a nun in a convent.