善男信女

shàn nán xìn nǚ

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lay practitioners of Buddhism

What does 善男信女 mean?

善男信女 (shàn nán xìn nǚ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lay practitioners of Buddhism

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善shàngood (virtuous) · benevolent 男nán(bound form) male · baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]信xìnletter · mail 女nǚfemale · woman

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善男信女

shàn nán xìn nǚ

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