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加持

Mandarin · pinyin jiā chí

(Buddhism) (from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings
(fig.) empowerment; boost; support; backing
to give one's blessing; to empower
(Tw) to hold an additional (passport etc)

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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
持: chí · sustain, support; hold, grasp

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1–2 · jia1 chi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaa1 ci4

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noun

(Buddhism) adhiṣṭhāna; initiations or blessings
(by extension) blessings; support; endorsement; backing

verb

(by extension) to give one's blessings; to support; to endorse

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