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結界

简结界 · 繁結界

Mandarin · pinyin jié jiè

(Buddhism) to designate the boundaries of a sacred place within which monks are to be trained; a place so designated
(fantasy fiction) force field; invisible barrier (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 結界 "kekkai")

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結: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
界: jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
结: jié · knot, tie; join, connect

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2–4 · jie2 jie4

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git3 gaai3

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noun

(Buddhism) boundary; restricted area
(Buddhism) a gloss for the Sanskrit term sīmābandha
(fiction, chiefly ACG) force field; invisible barrier

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