zhù​chí

abbot

  • created reference approved 住持 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    住持 zhù​chí

    位 wèi

    classifier

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 住持 · zhù​chí · abbot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    住持

    zhù​chí

    abbot

    the person in charge of a Buddhist monastery or Daoist temple; head monk or nun

    住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · to live 持 (literal) → 持 · chí · to manage

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 住持 · zhù​chí · to manage a monastery — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    住持

    zhù​chí

    to manage a monastery

    to preside over or manage the religious and administrative affairs of a Buddhist or Daoist temple

    住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · to live 持 (literal) → 持 · chí · to manage

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 住持 · zhù​chí · to preserve the dharma — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    住持

    zhù​chí

    to preserve the dharma

    to maintain and uphold the Buddhist teachings so that they endure in the world

    住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · to live 持 (literal) → 持 · chí · to maintain

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense