數珠念佛

简 数珠念佛 · 繁 數珠念佛
Mandarin · pinyin shǔ zhū niàn fó

Meanings

  1. to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
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數
shù · number; several; count; fate
珠
zhū · precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl
念
niàn · think of, recall, study
佛
fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
数
shù · number; several, count; fate
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3–1–4–2 · shu3 zhu1 nian4 fo2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sou2 zyu1 nim6 fat6

Cantonese word readings for 數珠念佛. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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