粵

參caam1拜baai3

simp参拜
caam1 baai3cān bài

English

  1. to formally call on
  2. to worship (a God)
  3. to pay homage to sb
  4. to pay respect to a deceased person by looking at their picture/painting, or to visit a tomb, temple or shrine

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 抱住尊敬嘅心去瞻仰先人嘅遺像,或者去先人嘅墳墓、所供奉嘅寺廟、神社拜祭

Examples

  • 很多日本人都會在元旦到神社參拜。

    On New Year's Day many Japanese go to the shrine to worship.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 參拜靖國神社

    to visit the Yasukuni Shrine

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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