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僧

Mandarin · pinyin sēng

(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 sēng qié)

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僧: sēng · Buddhist priest, monk; san of Sanskrit sangha

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1 · seng1

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sang1 · zang1

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(Buddhism) monk; bonze
(Buddhism) sangha
(Church of the East, historical) priest
a surname

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