prayer beads; rosary
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prayer beads; rosary; mala
Used in Buddhist (and sometimes other religious) practice for counting mantras or prayers. The colloquial diminutive form is 佛珠儿 (fó zhū r).
Lǎo老
hé和
shang尚
shǒu手
chí持
yī一
chuàn串
tán檀
mù木
fó佛
zhū珠
。
The old monk held a string of sandalwood prayer beads.
Tā她
yǒu有
yī一
chuàn串
hěn很
jīng精
zhì致
de的
mǎ玛
nǎo瑙
fó佛
zhū珠
r儿
。
She has a very delicate string of agate prayer beads.
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Mò默
niàn念
jīng经
wén文
shí时
，
tā他
huì会
yī一
kē颗
kē颗
de地
bō拨
dòng动
fó佛
zhū珠
。
When silently reciting scriptures, he would count the prayer beads one by one.
Zhè这
chuàn串
fó佛
zhū珠
shì是
tā他
zài在
sì寺
miào庙
qiú求
lái来
de的
。
This string of prayer beads was obtained by him from a temple.
Duì对
yú于
qián虔
chéng诚
de的
xìn信
tú徒
lái来
shuō说
，
fó佛
zhū珠
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
fǎ法
qì器
。
For devout believers, prayer beads are an important ritual object.