"prayer beads" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 念珠 | prayer beads / rosary / rosary beads / CL:串[chuan4] | syn | |
| 数珠 數珠 | rosary / prayer beads |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 祈祷 祈禱 | to pray / to say a prayer | syn | |
| 祷告 禱告 | to pray / prayer | syn | |
| 合十 | to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) | ||
| 汗珠 | beads of sweat | syn | |
| 默祷 默禱 | silent prayer / pray in silence | ||
| 默念 | to read silently / to mouth (the words of a prayer etc) / to say to oneself / to contemplate inwardly | ||
| 合掌 | to clasp hands / to put one's palms together (in prayer) | ||
| 长跪 長跪 | to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels) | syn | |
| 祷 禱 | prayer / pray / supplication | syn | |
| 祷文 禱文 | litany (text of a prayer) | syn | |
| 肉蒲团 肉蒲團 | The Carnal Prayer Mat, Chinese erotic novel from 17th century, usually attributed to Li Yu 李漁|李渔[Li3 Yu3] | ||
| 汗珠子 | beads of sweat | syn | |
| 晚祷 晚禱 | evening prayer / evensong / vespers | ||
| 祷词 禱詞 | litany (text of a prayer) | ||
| 朝珠 | court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads) | ||
| 数珠念佛 數珠念佛 | to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom) | ||
| 槵子 | fruit of the Sapindus trees (used for Buddhist prayer beads) | ||
| 玫瑰念珠 | rosary (Catholic prayer beads) | ||
| 佛珠 | Buddhist prayer beads | syn | |
| 勾玉 | magatama (Japanese curved beads) | ||
| 珠流 | fluent with words / words flowing like pearl beads | ||
| 珠箔 | curtain of pearls / screen of beads | ||
| 筹算 籌算 | to calculate (using bamboo tokens on a counting board) / to count beads / (fig.) to budget / to plan (an investment) | syn | |
| 主祷文 主禱文 | Lord's Prayer | ||
| 禂 | to pray / prayer | ||
| 焚香敬神 | to burn incense in prayer to a God | ||
| 跪毯 | a prayer mat / a carpet for kneeling | ||
| 跪祷 跪禱 | to kneel in prayer | ||
| 世界和平祈祷会 世界和平祈禱會 | World Peace Prayer Society | ||
| 主麻 | (Islam) Jumu'ah (refers to Friday or the noon prayer on Friday) (loanword from Arabic) / (Islam) a week | ||
| 合手 | to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) / to work with a common purpose / harmonious / convenient (to use) | ||
| 经幡 經幡 | Tibetan prayer flag | ||
| 风马旗 風馬旗 | Tibetan prayer flag | ||
| 祈愿 祈願 | to pray / to pray for sth / to wish sth / prayer / wish | syn |