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nam mô

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pay homage
Verb
pay homage
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
pay homage Culture & Proper NounsTheme

To pay homage, salute, or take refuge in a Buddha or a Bodhisattva.

vi Những người đi lễ chùa thường chắp tay và nói nam mô.

en People who go to the temple often clasp their hands and pay homage.

Parts
nam / mô / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 南無 …
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Components

Components

nam mô

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 南無

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
南無
Candidates by syllable
nam 南 mô 模（謨 / 麽）
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.
Similar
nằm mơ / nấm mồ / nấm mỡ
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Use
nam mô a di đà phật / việt nam / nam tử / hải nam …
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Words containing this
nam (south) — words using
mô (where) — words using
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