善男信女

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Chinese

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a pious man female Buddhist devotee
trad. (善男信女) 善男 信女
simp. #(善男信女) 善男 信女
Literally: “virtuous men and faithful women”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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善男信女

  1. devotees or followers of Buddhism, later extended to Taoism and other Chinese traditions

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (善男信女):
  • Vietnamese: thiện nam tín nữ (善男信女)

References

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Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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善男信女

  1. chữ Hán form of thiện nam tín nữ (Buddhists as a whole).