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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

皈依 [guīyī]
  1. 1. conversion; the ceremony of proclaiming somebody a Buddhist
  2. 2. be converted to Buddhism or some other religion
    唐寅最后还是皈依了佛教。
    他晚年退隐山林,皈依佛教。
    In his later years he retired from public life, went into the mountains and was converted to Buddhism.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

皈依 [guīyī]
  1. 1. 原指佛教的入教仪式,表示对佛、法、僧归顺依附;后泛指虔诚地信奉佛教或参加其他宗教
    皈依佛门
    他最终皈依了天主教

Examples

皈依佛门
be converted to Buddhism 佛门
他晚年退隐山林,皈依佛教。
In his later years he retired from public life, went into the mountains and was converted to Buddhism. 皈依
唐寅最后还是皈依了佛教。 皈依
戒尺用于皈依、剃度、传戒、说法等场合。
The ferule is used for conversion,tonsure,ordination and parlance. 戒尺
皈依佛门 佛门
皈依佛门 皈依
他最终皈依了天主教 皈依
sb's conversion to sth
[+Islam, Christianity] 某人对某教的皈依 conversion

Word Decomposition


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