dù​dié

ordination certificate

  • created reference approved 度牒 → 张/張 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    度牒 dù​dié

    张 / 張 zhāng

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  • created reference approved 度牒 → 戒牒 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    度牒 dù​dié

    戒牒 jiè​dié

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  • created sense approved 度牒 · dù​dié · ordination certificate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    度牒

    dù​dié

    ordination certificate

    An official government-issued certificate given to Buddhist or Taoist monks and nuns in imperial China to prove their legal status; these documents provided identity details and exempted the holder from labor service. Also called [[戒牒|戒牒|jie4 die2]]

    度 (literal) → 度 · dù · to deliver 牒 (literal) → 牒 · dié · official document; writing slip

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