皈依
guī​yī

to convert

  • created reference approved 皈依 → 归依/歸依 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    皈依 guī​yī

    归依 / 歸依 guī​yī

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 皈依 · guī​yī · to convert — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    皈依

    guī​yī

    to convert

    to convert to a religion; originally referring to the Buddhist initiation ritual but now used for any sincere religious conversion

    皈 (literal) → 皈 · guī · to convert 依 (literal) → 依 · yī · to depend on

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

    created sense