solicit alms; beg for donations
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
(of monks, nuns, or Taoist priests) to solicit alms or donations; to beg for food or money
Traditionally refers to religious practitioners receiving sustenance from laypeople. Can carry neutral or slightly humble connotations.
Hé和
shàng尚
měi每
tiān天
qīng清
chén晨
qù去
jiē街
tóu头
huà化
yuán缘
。
The monks go to the streets every morning to collect alms.
Zhè这
zuò座
sì寺
miào庙
yī依
kào靠
huà化
yuán缘
dé得
lái来
de的
qián钱
wéi维
chí持
rì日
cháng常
kāi开
zhī支
。
This temple relies on money obtained from alms to maintain daily expenses.
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Huà化
yuán缘
shì是
fó佛
jiào教
sēng僧
lǚ侣
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
shēng生
huó活
fāng方
shì式
zhī之
yī一
。
Collecting alms is one of the traditional lifestyles of Buddhist monks.
Dào道
shì士
xià下
shān山
huà化
yuán缘
，
wéi为
dào道
guàn观
chóu筹
jí集
xiū修
shàn缮
fèi费
yòng用
。
The Taoist priest went down the mountain to solicit donations to raise funds for temple repairs.