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Mandarin · pinyin diǎn zuò

(Buddhism) the kitchen manager in a monastery
(Buddhism) (historical) monk responsible for various administrative and logistical duties

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典: diǎn · law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture
座: zuò · seat; stand, base

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3–4 · dian3 zuo4

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