prayer beads; rosary; mala
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prayer beads; rosary; mala
Also known as 数珠. Typically consists of 108 beads in Buddhist tradition. Can take the erhua suffix as 念珠儿 in spoken language.
Lǎo老
hé和
shang尚
shǒu手
lǐ里
niǎn捻
zhe着
yī一
chuàn串
niàn念
zhū珠
。
The old monk was twisting a string of prayer beads in his hand.
Zhè这
chuàn串
niàn念
zhū珠
shì是
yòng用
tán檀
xiāng香
mù木
zhì制
chéng成
de的
。
This string of prayer beads is made of sandalwood.
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Nà那
wèi位
sēng僧
rén人
shǒu手
chí持
niàn念
zhū珠
，
kǒu口
zhōng中
niàn念
niàn念
yǒu有
cí词
。
That monk held prayer beads in his hand, muttering prayers.
Tā她
mǎi买
le了
yī一
chuàn串
mǎ玛
nǎo瑙
niàn念
zhū珠
sòng送
gěi给
mǔ母
qīn亲
。
She bought a string of agate prayer beads for her mother.