sa di
Pronunciation
IPA
Northern
/saː˧˧ zi˧˧/
Central
/ʂaː˧˥ ji˧˥/
Southern
/ʂaː˧˧ ji˧˧/
novice monk
Noun
novice monk
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Noun
novice monk
A male who has entered a Buddhist monastery to become a monk but is still a beginner.
vi Cậu bé mới vào chùa tu hành hiện đang là một sa di.
en The boy who just entered the temple is now a novice monk.
Parts
sa / di / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 沙彌 …
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Parts
sa / di / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 沙彌 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 沙彌
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
沙彌
Candidates by syllable
sa
沙
di
遺（荑）
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.
Use
sa pa / sa mạc / sa đéc / sa huỳnh …
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Use
sa pa / sa mạc / sa đéc / sa huỳnh …