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| 在家 | zài jiā | to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1 chai1]) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1 jia1]) |
| 和尚 | hé shang | Buddhist monk |
| 跑了和尚，跑不了寺 | pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì | the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later |
| 少林寺 | Shào lín Sì | Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks |
| 僧 | sēng | (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2]) |
| 丈二和尚，摸不着头脑 | zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo | lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom) / fig. at a total loss |
| 上座 | shàng zuò | seat of honor (at a banquet, meeting etc) / (Buddhism) senior monk's seat or title |
| 住持 | zhù chí | to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist / abbot / head monk |
| 僧尼 | sēng ní | (Buddhist) monks and nuns |
| 僧人 | sēng rén | monk |
| 三个和尚没水喝 | sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē | lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom) / fig. everybody's business is nobody's business / (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.) |
| 僧多粥少 | sēng duō zhōu shǎo | lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply |
| 三藏法师 | Sān zàng fǎ shī | monk who has mastered the scriptures; (esp.) Xuanzang 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4] (602-664) |
| 出家 | chū jiā | to enter monastic life; to become a monk or nun |
| 做一天和尚撞一天钟 | zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng | lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom) / fig. to do one's job mechanically / to hold a position passively |
| 禅师 | chán shī | honorific title for a Buddhist monk |
| 圆寂 | yuán jì | death / to pass away (of Buddhist monks, nuns etc) |
| 戒刀 | jiè dāo | Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing) |
| 禅杖 | chán zhàng | the staff of a Buddhist monk |
| 法宝 | fǎ bǎo | Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand |
| 玄奘 | Xuán zàng | Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645 |
| 直裰 | zhí duō | everyday robe worn at home in ancient times / robe worn by priests, monks and scholars |
| 不看僧面看佛面 | bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn | lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom) / fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else |
| 本尊 | běn zūn | (Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity) / the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar / (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身[fen1 shen1]) / (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article / the real McCoy / the man himself / the woman herself / the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone) |
| 苦行僧 | kǔ xíng sēng | ascetic monk |