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大慈恩寺

Dà cí ēn sìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Daci'en Buddhist temple in Xi'an
Sources & editorial notes

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-f9f0f0313def6965. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

大慈恩寺 大慈恩寺 [Da4 ci2 en1 si4] /Daci'en Buddhist temple in Xi'an/

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Reference information

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Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 慈
    cí

    compassionate / gentle / merciful / kind / humane

  • 恩
    ēn

    favor / grace / kindness / (coll.) used like 嗯[èn] in online chat, expressing agreement

  • 寺
    sì

    Buddhist temple / mosque / government office (old)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.