香會

简 香会 · 繁 香會
Mandarin · pinyin xiāng huì

Meanings

  1. a company of pilgrims
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香
xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
會
huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
会
huì · assemble, meet together; meeting
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1–4 · xiang1 hui4

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hoeng1 wui2

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noun

  1. (historical) pilgrimage made to offer incense at a temple on a famous mountain
  2. (Hokkien) temple fair

name

  1. (neologism) short for 香格里拉對話會 (“The Shangri-La Dialogue”)

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