Japanese Word Entry

貧僧の重ね齋

Simplified Japanese form: 貧僧の重ね斎

Kana:ひんそうのかさねどき
Romaji:hinsounokasanedoki
Definition: good luck does not last, a poor priest's two memorial services (being so close in time the priest can only eat at one of them)

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Chinese characters used in this word

poverty, poor, impoverished, needy
Readings
Mandarin: ㄆㄧㄣˊ (pín)
Cantonese: pan4
Japanese: ヒン (hin)、 ビン (bin) / まず.しい (mazushii)
Korean: 빈 (bin)
Vietnamese: bần
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Buddhist priest, monk, san of Sanskrit sangha
Readings
Mandarin: ㄙㄥ (sēng), ㄘㄥˊ (céng)
Cantonese: zang1
Japanese: ソウ (sou) / ぼうず (bouzu)
Korean: 승 (seung)
Vietnamese: tăng
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heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold, weighty, double
Readings
Mandarin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ (zhòng), ㄔㄨㄥˊ (chóng), ㄊㄨㄥˊ (tóng)
Cantonese: cung5
Japanese: ジュウ (juu)、 チョウ (chou) / え (e)、 おも.い (omoi)、 おも.り (omori)、 おも.なう (omonau)、 かさ.ねる (kasaneru)、 かさ.なる (kasanaru)、 おも (omo)
Korean: 중 (jung)
Vietnamese: trọng, trùng

Buddhist food, room, religious purification, worship, avoid, alike, vegetarian diet, study, to fast, abstain
Readings
Mandarin: ㄓㄞ (zhāi)
Cantonese: zaai1
Japanese: サイ (sai)、 シ (shi) / つつし.む (tsutsushimu)、 とき (toki)、 ものいみ (monoimi)
Korean: 재 (jae), 자 (ja)
Vietnamese: trai
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