Buddhist devotees; pious men and women
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
devout Buddhist men and women; lay Buddhists; the faithful
formalOriginally a Buddhist term referring to male and female devotees. Now occasionally used broadly to refer to sincere followers of any religion, though the primary usage remains within Buddhist contexts. Often appears in the plural form with the suffix 们.
Zhè这
zuò座
sì寺
miào庙
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
shàn善
nán男
xìn信
nǚ女
qián前
lái来
cháo朝
bài拜
。
Every day, many devout Buddhist men and women come to worship at this temple.
Shàn善
nán男
xìn信
nǚ女
men们
qián虔
chéng诚
de地
guì跪
zài在
fó佛
xiàng像
qián前
qí祈
dǎo祷
。
The pious men and women knelt devoutly before the Buddha statue to pray.
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Fó佛
jiào教
jié节
rì日
shí时
,
miào庙
lǐ里
jǐ挤
mǎn满
le了
qián前
lái来
jìn进
xiāng香
de的
shàn善
nán男
xìn信
nǚ女
。
During Buddhist festivals, the temple is packed with devotees coming to burn incense.