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修sau1行hang6

sau1 hang6xiū xíng

English

  1. to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism)
  2. to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
  3. amount of practice (on certain skills, usually spiritual ones)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺學某啲技能(通常同靈性有關)上落嘅功夫

Examples

  • 你睇阿松佢唸句經都唸到亂七八糟,就知佢修行唔夠啦。

    Just look at A-chung. Seeing he messes up even a simple prayer, I know he doesn't have enough practice.

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

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