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圣灰瞻礼日

Shèng huī zhān lǐ rìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Ash Wednesday
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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-53e4f8623ce92f40. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

聖灰瞻禮日 圣灰瞻礼日 [Sheng4 hui1 zhan1 li3 ri4] /Ash Wednesday/

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Other forms in these source records: 聖灰瞻禮日

  • 圣
    kū

    (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)

    shèng

    (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred

  • 灰
    huī

    ash / dust / lime / gray / discouraged / dejected

  • 瞻
    zhān

    to gaze / to view

  • 礼
    lǐ

    gift / rite / ceremony / CL:份[fèn] / propriety / etiquette / courtesy

    Lǐ

    surname Li / abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Lǐ jì], Classic of Rites

  • 日
    rì

    (bound form) sun / day / day of the month / (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Rì běn]) / (vulgar) to fuck / to have sex with

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.