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削发披缁
xuē​fà​pī​zī

to become a monk or nun

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 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.
  2. 披 pī verb
    to drape
    to drape or hang something over one's shoulders or back; to wrap around
  3. 缁 緇 zī
    Buddhist monk
    (bound form) a Buddhist monk; referring to the black robes traditionally worn by monks
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