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伽藍

简伽蓝 · 繁伽藍

Mandarin · pinyin qié lán

Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama")

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伽: jiā · transcription of Sanskrit 'gha' in Buddhist texts ('samgha', etc.); nursing; attending; entertainer (Japanese); temple; in Chinese this character is not used alone
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蓝: lán · blue; indigo plant; surname

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2–2 · qie2 lan2

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Buddhist temple

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