削髮
xuē​fà

to become a monk or nun

  • created reference approved 削发/削髮 → 落发/落髮 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    削发 / 削髮 xuē​fà

    落发 / 落髮 luò​fà

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 削发/削髮 · xuē​fà · to become a monk or nun — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    削发 / 削髮

    xuē​fà

    to become a monk or nun

    To shave one's head as a ritual of entering a monastic order; to take the tonsure.

    xiāo​fà, xuè​fǎ

    削, 发

    削 (literal) → 削 · xuē · to pare 发 (literal) → 发/髮 · fà · hair

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

    created sense