寺 (zi6) — temple; monastery; mosque in Cantonese
ziˍ₆寺Mandarin Pinyin: si4
Meaning of 寺
nountemple; monastery; mosque
nounministry; court
Example Sentences with 寺
heoi˗₃去daaiˍ₆大fatˍ₆佛ziˍ₆寺
Go to the Big Buddha Temple.
daaiˍ₆大fatˍ₆佛ziˍ₆寺houˊ²好leng˗₃靚
The Big Buddha Temple is beautiful.
caamˉ¹參gunˉ¹觀daaiˍ₆大fatˍ₆佛ziˍ₆寺
Visit the Big Buddha Temple.
daaiˍ₆大fatˍ₆佛ziˍ₆寺haiˊ²喺binˉ¹邊？
Where is the Big Buddha Temple?
heoi˗₃去daaiˍ₆大fatˍ₆佛ziˍ₆寺waanˊ²玩
Go play at the Big Buddha Temple.
Words Containing 寺
寺廟zi6 miu2
mostly refer to Buddhist temple, but also can be used to refer to temples in other religion.
九龍清真寺gau2 lung4 cing1 zan1 zi6
Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre
寺門zi6 mun4
temples; monasteries
華林寺waa4 lam4 zi2
Hualin Temple, a temple in Guangxhou in China
海幢寺hoi2 tong4 zi2
Haizhuang Temple
禪寺sim4 zi2
a Buddhist temple, a Chan monastery
少林寺siu3 lam4 zi2
Shaolin Temple, famous for its monks who practise martial arts. Actually, there are two temples. The northern and original one is in Henan Province. The southern one is in Fujian Province.
佛寺fat6 zi2
a Buddhist temple
和尚寺wo4 soeng2 zi2
Sometimes it may be used as a metaphor for "boys school".
寺院zi6 jyun2
monastery:
光孝寺gwong1 haau3 zi6
Guangxiao Temple (A place in Guangzhou)
大佛寺daai6 fat6 zi2
Big Buddha Temple
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