niàn​jīng

to chant scriptures

  • created sense approved 念经/念經 · niàn​jīng · to chant scriptures — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    念经 / 念經

    niàn​jīng

    to chant scriptures

    to recite or chant religious scriptures

    唸經

    念, 经

    念 (literal) → 念 · niàn · to read aloud 经 (literal) → 经/經 · jīng · classic

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 念经/念經 · niàn​jīng · to nag — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    念经 / 念經

    niàn​jīng

    to nag

    (metaphorical) to nag someone or drone on incessantly about something

    唸經

    念, 经

    念 (literal) → 念 · niàn · to nag 经 (literal) → 经/經 · jīng · classic

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

    created sense