"Monk" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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僧人 sēng rén monk
僧侣 sēng lu:3 monk
出家人 chū jiā rén monk / nun (Buddhist or Daoist)
沙门 shā mén monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India) / Buddhist monk
僧伽 sēng qié (Buddhism) sangha / the monastic community / monk
隐修士 yǐn xiū shì monk (Christian)
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])
长老 zhǎng lǎo elder / term of respect for a Buddhist monk
和尚 hé shang Buddhist monk
出家 chū jiā to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)
施主 shī zhǔ benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson) / donor (semiconductor)
禅师 chán shī honorific title for a Buddhist monk
高僧 gāo sēng a senior monk
比丘 Bǐ qiū Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu")
三藏 Sān zàng Tripitaka (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645 / same as 玄奘
济公 Jì gōng Jigong or Daoji (1130-1207), Southern Song Dynasty Buddhist monk
住持 zhù chí to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist / abbot / head monk
贫僧 pín sēng poor monk (humble term used by monk of himself)
袈裟 jiā shā kasaya (robe of a Buddhist monk or nun) (loanword from Sanskrit)
玄奘 Xuán zàng Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
俗家 sú jiā layman / layperson / original home of a monk
沙弥 shā mí novice Buddhist monk
头陀 tóu tuó itinerant monk (loanword from Sanskrit)
唐三藏 Táng sān zàng Tripitaka (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645 / same as 玄奘
秃驴 tū lu:2 (derog.) Buddhist monk
禅杖 chán zhàng the staff of a Buddhist monk
削发 xuē fà to shave one's head / fig. to become a monk or nun / to take the tonsure
受戒 shòu jiè to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism) / to take orders
棒喝 bàng hè practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism) / to rebuke sternly
鉴真 Jiàn zhēn Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
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
僧 sēng (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])
衹 qí robe of a Buddhist monk or nun
行者 xíng zhě pedestrian / walker / itinerant monk
法海 Fǎ hǎi Fahai, name of the evil Buddhist monk in Tale of the White Snake 白蛇傳|白蛇传[Bai2 she2 Zhuan4]
罗汉果 luó hàn guǒ monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine
三藏法师 Sān zàng fǎ shī Tripitaka (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645 / same as 玄奘
做一天和尚，撞一天钟 zuò yī tiān hé shang , zhuàng yī tiān zhōng as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom) / to do one's job mechanically / to hold a position passively
唐僧 Táng sēng Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
唐招提寺 Táng zhāo tí sì Toushoudaiji, the temple in Nara, Japan founded by Tang dynastic Buddhist monk Jianzhen or Ganjin 鑒真和尚|鉴真和尚 / and his last resting place
圆瑛 Yuán Yīng Yuan Ying (1878-1953), Buddhist monk
李叔同 Lǐ Shū tóng Liu Shutong (1880-1942), painter, Buddhist monk and distinguished figure in New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4] after the Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4] of 1911
瞽阇 gǔ shé blind monk / refers to famous blind historian 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2]
示寂 shì jì to pass away (of a monk or nun)
禁足 jìn zú to forbid sb to go out / to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc) / to ground (as disciplinary measure) / to gate / to curfew / restriction on movement / ban on visiting a place / out of bounds / off limits / caveat
圣僧 shèng sēng senior monk
聖僧 shèng sēng great monk
诺矩罗 Nuò jǔ luó Nuojuluo, monk at start of Tang dynasty, possibly originally immigrant, lived in Qingshen county 青神[Qing1 shen2], Sichuan
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
跑了和尚，跑不了庙 pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào 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
跑得了和尚，跑不了庙 pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào 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
鉴真和尚 Jiàn zhēn hé shang Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
阇梨 shé lí Buddhist monk (Sanskrit: jala)
陆征祥 Lù Zhēng xiáng Lu Zhengxiang (1871-1949), Chinese diplomat and Catholic monk
鸠摩罗什 Jiū mó luó shí Kumarajiva c. 334-413, Buddhist monk and translator of Zen texts
苏曼殊 Sū Màn shū Su Manshu (1884-1918), Chinese writer, journalist, Buddhist monk, participant in the revolutionary movement
保护地中海僧海豹行动计划  Action Plan for the Management of the Mediterranean monk seal
僧海豹 sēng hǎi bào monk seal
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑 zhàng ér 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
对着和尚骂贼秃 duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (idiom) / fig. to insult indirectly / to criticize obliquely
贼秃 zéi tū (derog.) Buddhist monk
辩机 Biàn jī Bianji (c. 620-648), Tang dynasty buddhist monk and disciple of 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4], author and translator of Great Tang Records on the Western Regions 大唐西域記|大唐西域记[Da4 Tang2 Xi1 yu4 Ji4]
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
宝志 Bǎo zhì Baozhi, or Pao-chih, Chinese monk (418–514), also known as 保誌|保志 / or 誌公|志公
和尚打伞，无法无天 hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān lit. like a monk holding an umbrella &mdash / no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3]) / fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven / lawless
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.)
跑了和尚跑不了庙 pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào 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 / also written 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟|跑得了和尚，跑不了庙[pao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4]
指着和尚骂秃子 zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom) / fig. to insult indirectly / to criticize obliquely
远来的和尚会念经 yuǎn lái de hé shang huì niàn jīng the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom) / foreign talent is valued higher than local talent
扫地僧 Sǎo dì Sēng Sweeper Monk, nameless monk who maintains the library of Shaolin (from Jin Yong's novel "Demigods and Semidevils" 天龍八部|天龙八部[Tian1 long2 Ba1 Bu4]) / (fig.) person whose remarkable talents are not well known
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)
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