信仰

Mandarin · pinyin xìn yǎng

Meanings

  1. to believe in (a religion)
  2. firm belief
  3. conviction
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信
xìn · trust, believe; letter
仰
yǎng · raise the head to look; look up to, rely on, admire
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4–3 · xin4 yang3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

seon3 joeng5

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seon3 joeng5

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verb

  1. to believe in (an ideology, faith or religion); to have faith in

noun

  1. belief; faith

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