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鸠摩罗什

Jiū mó luó shídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Kumarajiva c. 334-413, Buddhist monk and translator of Zen texts
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-089380ffec95c892. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鳩摩羅什 鸠摩罗什 [Jiu1 mo2 luo2 shi2] /Kumarajiva c. 334-413, Buddhist monk and translator of Zen texts/

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Other forms in these source records: 鳩摩羅什

  • 鸠
    jiū

    turtledove / (literary) to gather

  • 摩
    mā

    used in 摩挲[mā sa]

    mó

    to rub

  • 罗
    luó

    gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift

    Luó

    surname Luo

  • 什
    shén

    what

    shí

    ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) / assorted / miscellaneous

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