善男信女

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Chinese

a pious man female Buddhist devotee
trad. (善男信女) 善男 信女
simp. #(善男信女) 善男 信女
Literally: “virtuous men and faithful women”.

Pronunciation

Noun

善男信女

  1. devotees or followers of Buddhism, later extended to Taoism and other Chinese traditions

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (善男信女):

References

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
善男信女

Noun

善男信女

  1. chữ Hán form of thiện nam tín nữ (“Buddhists as a whole”)
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