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thượng toạ

Pronunciation Northern /tʰɨə̰ʔŋ˨˩ twa̰ːʔ˨˩/ Central /tʰɨə̰ŋ˨˨ twa̰ː˨˨/ Southern /tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ twaː˨˩˨/
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senior monk
Noun
senior monk
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senior monk Discourse & LogicTheme

A senior monk is an honorific title given to high-ranking or long-serving members of a Buddhist clergy.

vi Vị thượng toạ đang thuyết pháp cho các phật tử.

en The senior monk is preaching to the Buddhists.

Parts
thượng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 上座 / 上座
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 上座

Chinese characters Source-aligned
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上座
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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thượng tọa / chủ toạ / bàn toạ / an toạ …
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Use
thượng toạ bộ / thượng đẳng / quyển thượng / thượng hạng …
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