nam mô
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pay homage
Verb
pay homage
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
pay homage Culture, Arts & Proper Names
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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Parts
nam / mô / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 南無 …
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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Similar
nằm mơ / nấm mồ / nấm mỡ
Use
nam mô a di đà phật / việt nam / nam tử / hải nam …
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Use
nam mô a di đà phật / việt nam / nam tử / hải nam …