return to lay life; defrock
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
for a monk, nun, or Taoist priest to return to secular life
Specifically refers to ordained religious practitioners leaving the monastic order and resuming civilian life. Often involves formal religious procedures.
Tā他
chū出
jiā家
shí十
nián年
hòu后
yòu又
huán还
sú俗
le了
。
He returned to lay life after ten years as a monk.
Zhè这
wèi位
dào道
shì士
huán还
sú俗
hòu后
jié结
hūn婚
shēng生
zǐ子
。
After this Taoist priest returned to secular life, he married and had children.
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Huán还
sú俗
xū需
yào要
jīng经
guò过
zhèng正
shì式
de的
zōng宗
jiào教
yí仪
shì式
。
Returning to lay life requires going through formal religious ceremonies.