十誡

简 十诫 · 繁 十誡
Mandarin · pinyin shí jiè

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  1. ten commandments
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十
shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
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诫
jiè · warn, admonish; warning
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2–4 · shi2 jie4

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noun

  1. (Judaism, Christianity) the Ten Commandments; the Decalogue
  2. (Buddhism) the Ten Precepts of Buddhism

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