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The Cantonese word nei gu - 尼姑 - nei4 gu1
(nun in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

nei4 gu1

English translations

nun

Chinese characters:

尼姑
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尼姑 (nei4 gu1) is composed of these characters: 尼, 姑
The traditional Chinese characters of nei4 gu1 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Topic
Religion and Philosophy

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

woman  |  Buddhist nun
 

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