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bố thí

Pronunciation Northern /ɓo˧˥ tʰi˧˥/ Central /ɓo̰˩˧ tʰḭ˩˧/ Southern /ɓo˧˥ tʰi˧˥/
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Almsgiving or charity
Noun
Almsgiving or charity
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3 senses 2 Components
Meaning
3 senses
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
almsgiving; charity Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme Work & MoneyTheme

The act of giving money or food to people who are poor or in need.

vi Việc bố thí cho người nghèo là một hành động tốt đẹp.

en Giving alms to the poor is a good deed.

Sense 2 Noun
dana; generosity

The Buddhist practice and virtue of being generous and giving to others.

vi Bố thí là một trong những đức tính quan trọng trong đạo Phật.

en Generosity is one of the important virtues in Buddhism.

Verb

Sense 3 Verb
give alms

To provide money, food, or other help to those who are less fortunate.

vi Ông ấy thường bố thí thức ăn cho những người gặp khó khăn.

en He often gives food to those who are in need.

Parts
bố / thí / 布施
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
布施
Candidates by syllable
bố 布 thí 試(譬 / 弑)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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tỉ thí / tỷ thí / hội thí / hương thí …
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Use
khủng bố / bố mẹ / bố láo / bố phòng …
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