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缽

简钵 · 繁缽

Mandarin · pinyin bō

small earthenware plate or basin
a monk's alms bowl
Sanskrit paatra

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钵: bō · earthenware basin; alms bowl

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(Buddhism) monk's alms bowl
bowl; basin; pot (often made of earthenware or metal)

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