xìn​shì

male devotee

  • created reference approved 信士 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    信士 xìn​shì

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

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

    信士 xìn​shì

    位 wèi

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 信士 · xìn​shì · male devotee — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    信士

    xìn​shì

    male devotee

    a layman who believes in Buddhism but has not become a monk; more generally, any male religious follower

    信 (literal) → 信 · xìn · to profess faith in 士 (literal) → 士 · shì · person

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 信士 · xìn​shì · man of honor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    信士

    xìn​shì

    man of honor

    (literary) a man of his word; a trustworthy and honest person

    信 (literal) → 信 · xìn · trustworthiness 士 (literal) → 士 · shì · person

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

    created sense