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遁入空門

简遁入空门 · 繁遁入空門

Mandarin · pinyin dùn rù kōng mén

to take refuge in religious life

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遁: dùn · hide, conceal oneself; escape
入: rù · enter, come in(to), join
空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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4–4–1–2 · dun4 ru4 kong1 men2

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deon6 jap6 hung1 mun4

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(idiomatic) to take refuge in religious life (especially to become a Buddhist monk)

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