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燒香拜佛

简烧香拜佛 · 繁燒香拜佛

Mandarin · pinyin shāo xiāng bài Fó

to burn incense and worship Buddha

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燒: shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast
香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
拜: bài · do obeisance, bow, kowtow
佛: fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
烧: shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast

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1–1–4–2 · shao1 xiang1 bai4 Fo2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

siu1 hoeng1 baai3 fat6

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