僧 (zang1) — (Buddhist) monk in Cantonese
zangˉ¹僧Mandarin Pinyin: seng1
Meaning of 僧
noun(Buddhist) monk
Example Sentences with 僧
keoiˏ₅佢haakˉ¹黑janˎ₄人sangˉ¹僧
He is a black monk.
ngoˏ₅我sikˉ¹識haakˉ¹黑janˎ₄人sangˉ¹僧
I know a black monk.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係haakˉ¹黑janˎ₄人sangˉ¹僧
He is a black monk.
neiˏ₅你gin˗₃見gwo˗₃過haakˉ¹黑janˎ₄人sangˉ¹僧？
Have you seen a black monk?
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個zaiˊ²仔haakˉ¹黑janˎ₄人sangˉ¹僧
His son is a black monk.
Words Containing 僧
僧多粥少zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2
too few jobs for too many people (lit., "many monks, little gruel")
僧侶zang1 leoi5
僧人
僧人zang1 jan4
a monk
黑人僧hak1 jan4 zang1
obnoxious
唔睇僧面都睇佛面m4 tai2 zang1 min6 dou1 tai2 fat6 min6
even if one has no respect for someone, one should still take into consideration the respect for the others who support that person [colloquial]
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