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Meaning of 剃度

剃度 means to shave the head and take Buddhist vows; to ordain as a monk or nun. Pronounced tì dù.

  • to shave the head and take Buddhist vows; to ordain as a monk or nun

Definitions & Examples

zài
shí
suì
nián
Shào
lín
jiē
shòu
le
 

He received tonsure and was ordained at Shaolin Temple when he was eighteen.

shì
chéng
wéi
zhèng
shì
sēng
de
yào
shì
 

Tonsure is the necessary ritual for becoming an official monk.

Shī
fu
wèi
sān
wèi
xīn
xíng
le
diǎn
 

The master presided over the tonsure ceremony for three new disciples.