數珠

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See also: 数珠

Chinese

number; figure; to count
number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
 
 pearl; bead
trad. (數珠) 數 珠
simp. (数珠) 数 珠

Pronunciation

Noun

數珠

  1. (Buddhism) prayer beads; rosary

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 數珠 (“prayer beads; rosary”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 數珠, 念珠, 佛珠
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 數珠兒, 念珠兒
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 佛珠子
Gan Lichuan 念佛珠
Hakka Meixian 佛珠
Yudu 佛珠, 念珠
Jin Taiyuan 念珠
Northern Min Jian'ou 彌陀珠
Southern Min Xiamen 數珠, 香珠, 捾珠
Zhangzhou 捾珠
Tainan 數珠, 念珠, 佛珠
Wu Wenzhou 念佛珠珠, 拜佛珠珠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
數 珠
じゅ
Hyōgai 		ず
Grade: S
irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 數珠 – see the following entry.
【数珠じゅず】
(Buddhism) prayer beads
Alternative spelling
ずず
(This term, 數珠, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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