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tại gia

Pronunciation Northern /ta̰ːʔj˨˩ zaː˧˧/ Central /ta̰ːj˨˨ jaː˧˥/ Southern /taːj˨˩˨ jaː˧˧/
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lay practitioner
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lay practitioner
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This term describes a person who practices a religion, such as Buddhism, at home without becoming a monk or nun.

vi Ông ấy là một người tu hành tại gia.

en He is a lay practitioner who practices at home.

Parts
tại / gia / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 在家 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 在家

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
在家
Candidates by syllable
tại gia
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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tái giá / tại / tại đào / tại vì …
Use
hiện tại / tồn tại / ý tại ngôn ngoại / con hư tại mẹ, cháu hư tại bà …
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