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數珠念佛

简数珠念佛 · 繁數珠念佛

Mandarin · pinyin shǔ zhū niàn fó

to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)

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數: shù · number; several; count; fate
珠: zhū · precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl
念: niàn · think of, recall, study
佛: fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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3–1–4–2 · shu3 zhu1 nian4 fo2

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sou2 zyu1 nim6 fat6

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