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Chinese
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comply with; follow
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according to; depend on; near to according to; depend on; near to; (Eastern Min) kinship prefix
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trad. (皈依)
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皈
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依
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simp. #(皈依)
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皈
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依
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alternative forms
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歸依/归依
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Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit शरणम् गच्छामि (śaraṇam gacchāmi, “to go to a refuge”).
Pronunciation
Verb
皈依
- (Buddhism, intransitive) to become a Buddhist
- 皈依三寶/皈依三宝 ― guīyī sānbǎo ― to take refuge with the Triple Gem
- 皈依佛門/皈依佛门 ― guīyī fómén ― to follow the Buddhist path
- (transitive) to convert to (a religion)
- 皈依天主教 ― guīyī tiānzhǔjiào ― to convert to Catholicism
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Vietnamese
Noun
皈依
- chữ Hán form of quy y (“taking refuge”).