削髮為僧
xuē​fà​wéi​sēng

to become a monk

  • created sense approved 削发为僧/削髮為僧 · xuē​fà​wéi​sēng · to become a monk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    削发为僧 / 削髮為僧

    xuē​fà​wéi​sēng

    to become a monk

    To shave one's head and leave home to become a Buddhist monk.

    xuè​fǎ​wéi​sēng

    削发 (literal) → 削发/削髮 · xuē​fà · to become a monk or nun 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 僧 (literal) → 僧 · sēng · monk

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