return to secular life; defrock
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to return to secular life; to defrock (of clergy)
formalRefers specifically to monks, nuns, or other religious clergy leaving religious orders and returning to ordinary secular society.
Tā他
zài在
sì寺
miào庙
lǐ里
xiū修
xíng行
le了
shí十
nián年
，
zuì最
zhōng终
xuǎn选
zé择
fǎn返
sú俗
。
He practiced in the temple for ten years before finally choosing to return to secular life.
Fǎn返
sú俗
hòu后
de的
sēng僧
rén人
xū需
yào要
chóng重
xīn新
shì适
yìng应
shè社
huì会
。
Monks who have returned to secular life need to readapt to society.
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Tā她
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
chū出
jiā家
wéi为
ní尼
，
zhōng中
nián年
shí时
yòu又
fǎn返
sú俗
le了
。
She became a nun when she was young, but returned to secular life in middle age.