Fǎ lì sài réndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Pharisee
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Original source entry:

法利賽人 法利赛人 [Fa3 li4 sai4 ren2] /Pharisee/

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Other forms in these source records: 法利賽人

  • 法
    fǎ

    law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家[Fǎ jiā]) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fǎ lā])

    Fǎ

    France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国[Fǎ guó] / Taiwan pr. [Fà]

  • 利
    lì

    sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit

    Lì

    surname Li

  • 赛
    sài

    to compete / competition / match / to surpass / better than / superior to / to excel

  • 人

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