bài

呗

Character · NounTraditional唄

Buddhist chant

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

Buddhist chanting; ceremonial singing

formal

Used almost exclusively in the compound 梵呗 (fànbài) referring to Buddhist recitation or chanting.

Sì寺
yuàn院
lǐ里
chuán传
lái来
yōu悠
yáng扬
de的
fàn梵
bài呗
shēng声
 。

The melodious sound of Buddhist chanting drifted out from the temple.

Tā他
zhuān专
mén门
yán研
jiū究
fàn梵
bài呗
yīn音
yuè乐
 。

He specializes in the study of Buddhist chant music.