leave home to become a monk/nun/taoist priest
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
leave home to become a Buddhist monk or nun, or a Taoist priest
Refers to the formal act of renouncing secular life to join a religious order.
Tā他
kàn看
pò破
hóng红
chén尘
，
jué决
dìng定
chū出
jiā家
wéi为
sēng僧
。
Having seen through the vanity of the world, he decided to leave home and become a monk.
Tā她
nián年
jì纪
qīng轻
qīng轻
jiù就
chū出
jiā家
xiū修
xíng行
le了
。
She left home to practice asceticism at a young age.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
chū出
jiā家
xū需
yào要
dé得
dào到
jiā家
rén人
de的
tóng同
yì意
。
In ancient times, leaving home to become a monk required the consent of one's family.
Chū出
jiā家
hòu后
，
tā他
biàn便
duàn断
le了
yǔ与
sú俗
shì世
de的
lián联
xì系
。
After becoming a monk, he severed ties with the secular world.