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三寶

简三宝 · 繁三寶

Mandarin · pinyin sān bǎo

the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)

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三: sān · three
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宝: bǎo · treasure, jewel; precious, rare

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1–3 · san1 bao3

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noun

three precious things
Three Ancestral Treasures
(Taoism) Three Treasures
(traditional Chinese medicine) Three Treasures
(Buddhism) Three Jewels; Triple Gem
(Australia, slang) short for 三寶專業／三宝专业 (sānbǎo zhuānyè, “three college majors in demand for Permanent Residency: Education, Nursing, and Social Work”)

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