粵

出ceot1家gaa1

ceot1 gaa1chū jiā

English

  1. to enter monastic life; to become a monk or nun
  2. to leave family life and fully devote oneself to spiritual work; usually refers to becoming a monk, but it is not necessarily limited to Buddhism

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指出離家庭生活,專心修行,泛指做和尚、尼姑;但其實唔一定限於佛教

Examples

  • 汤姆(Tom)决定出家为僧。

    Tom decided to become a monk.

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  • 失戀之後,佢決定出家做和尚。

    After his break-up, he decided to become a monk.

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

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