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剎
简 刹 · 繁 剎Mandarin · pinyin chà#
Meanings · chà
- Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅 chà duō luó, Sanskrit "ksetra")
Mandarin · pinyin shā#
Meanings · shā
- to brake
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caat3 · saat3
Cantonese word readings for 剎. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- Clipping of 剎多羅／刹多罗 (chàduōluó). — (Buddhism) land; world; place; area
- Clipping of 剎多羅／刹多罗 (chàduōluó). — (Buddhism) place of pilgrimage; kshetra; Buddhist temple; Buddhist monastery; pagoda
- Clipping of 剎那／刹那 (chànà). — (Buddhism) instant; moment; impermanence
- Clipping of 剎那／刹那 (chànà). — (by extension) brief moment; short moment
character · Etymology 2
- to brake (a car); to stop a car
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