佛珠
fó zhū
Pinyin

Definition

佛珠
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fó zhū
  1. Buddhist prayer beads

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

fǎng fú
  1. 1 variant: 仿佛 fǎng fú
  1. 1 Buddha
  2. 2 Buddhism
Fó shān
  1. 1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
míng zhū
  1. 1 pearl
  2. 2 jewel (of great value)
zhū
  1. 1 bead
  2. 2 pearl
  3. 3 classifier: 粒 lì
  4. 4 classifier: 颗 kē

Idioms (20)

不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
  1. 1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities

Sample Sentences

唐僧怒视悟空,一边拨佛珠,一边念起了紧箍咒。
Táng Sēng nùshì Wùkōng ,yībiān bō fózhū ,yībiān niàn qǐ le jǐngūzhòu 。
Tang Seng glared at Monkey and began reading out the incantation as he turned his prayer beads.