trụ trì
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨṵʔ˨˩ ʨi̤˨˩/
Central
/tʂṵ˨˨ tʂi˧˧/
Southern
/tʂu˨˩˨ tʂi˨˩/
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abbot
Noun
abbot
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
abbot Occupations & Workplace
The head monk who is in charge of managing a Buddhist temple.
vi Vị trụ trì đang giảng đạo cho các phật tử.
en The abbot is preaching to the Buddhist followers.
Parts
trụ / trì / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 住持 …
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Parts
trụ / trì / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 住持 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 住持
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
住持
Candidates by syllable
trụ
宙（柱 / 胄）
trì
持（遲 / 池）
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
trụ sở / trụ / trụ cột / trụ sinh …
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Similar
trụ sở / trụ / trụ cột / trụ sinh …
Use
vũ trụ / ngày vũ trụ / tàu vũ trụ / cột trụ …
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Use
vũ trụ / ngày vũ trụ / tàu vũ trụ / cột trụ …