僧俗
sēng sú
Pinyin

Definition

僧俗
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sēng sú
  1. laymen
  2. laity

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

世俗
shì sú
  1. 1 profane
  2. 2 secular
  3. 3 worldly
俗
sú
  1. 1 custom
  2. 2 convention
  3. 3 popular
  4. 4 common
  5. 5 coarse
  6. 6 vulgar
  7. 7 secular
俗话
sú huà
  1. 1 common saying
  2. 2 proverb
唐僧
Táng sēng
  1. 1 Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
民俗
mín sú
  1. 1 popular custom
习俗
xí sú
  1. 1 custom
  2. 2 tradition
  3. 3 local tradition
  4. 4 convention
低俗
dī sú
  1. 1 vulgar
  2. 2 poor taste
俗世
sú shì
  1. 1 the vulgar world (Buddhist concept)
  2. 2 secular world
俗事
sú shì
  1. 1 everyday routine
  2. 2 ordinary affairs
俗人
sú rén
  1. 1 common people
  2. 2 laity (i.e. not priests)
俗套
sú tào
  1. 1 conventional patterns
  2. 2 cliché
俗气
sú qì
  1. 1 tacky
  2. 2 inelegant
  3. 3 in poor taste
  4. 4 vulgar
  5. 5 banal
俗称
sú chēng
  1. 1 commonly referred to as
  2. 2 common term
俗语
sú yǔ
  1. 1 common saying
  2. 2 proverb
  3. 3 colloquial speech
僧人
sēng rén
  1. 1 monk
媚俗
mèi sú
  1. 1 to cater to the public's taste
  2. 2 kitsch
  3. 3 commercial
庸俗
yōng sú
  1. 1 vulgar
  2. 2 tacky
  3. 3 tawdry
恶俗
è sú
  1. 1 bad habit
  2. 2 evil custom
  3. 3 vulgarity
愤世嫉俗
fèn shì jí sú
  1. 1 to be cynical
  2. 2 to be embittered
沙僧
Shā Sēng
  1. 1 Sha Wujing

Idioms (14)

不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
  1. 1 common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
伤风败俗
shāng fēng bài sú
  1. 1 offending public morals (idiom)
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
  1. 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not enough to go around
  3. 3 demand exceeds supply
入境问俗
rù jìng wèn sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
入境随俗
rù jìng suí sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
入乡随俗
rù xiāng suí sú
  1. 1 When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
未能免俗
wèi néng miǎn sú
  1. 1 unable to break the custom (idiom)
  2. 2 bound by conventions
沾染世俗
zhān rǎn shì sú
  1. 1 to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)
约定俗成
yuē dìng sú chéng
  1. 1 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
  2. 2 customary convention
违时绝俗
wéi shí jué sú
  1. 1 to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions
避世绝俗
bì shì jué sú
  1. 1 to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)
雅俗共赏
yǎ sú gòng shǎng
  1. 1 can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom)

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