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寺 [sì]
Type: noun
1. Ancient official agency name.
- Example: 大理寺 (the agency responsible for reviewing criminal cases).
- Related terms: 鸿胪寺 (similar to the modern ceremonial office).
2. A place where Buddhist monks live.
- Example: 佛寺 (Buddhist temple).
- Related terms: 寺观 (a place of worship).
3. A place for worship and sermon in Islam.
- Example: 清真寺 (mosque).
4. Palace eunuchs or inner officials, referring to minor servants in ancient palaces.
- Example: 寺人 (eunuchs in ancient imperial palaces).
5. A surname.
Further Examples:
- 寺正 (abbreviation for 大理寺正卿).
- 寺舍 (the official residence of an official; living quarters for monks).
- 寺库 (ancient pawnshop within temples).
- 寺省 (the combined term of "省" and "寺" for central administrative bodies in ancient times).
- 寺曹 (referring to the nine major official agencies).
- 寺署 (official agencies).
- 寺卿 (an abbreviation for senior officials in the nine temples).
- 寺棘 (a nickname for 大理寺).
- 寺丞 (a subordinate within an official agency).
Religious Context:
- Temple (佛教的庙宇).
- Example: 南朝四百八十寺 (an allusion to the numerous temples in South Dynasty).
- Related terms: 寺宇 (temple complex), 寺刹 (temple and pagoda), 寺主 (monk in charge of temple affairs).
Islamic Context:
- Monastery or mosque for worship, especially significant in Islam.
- Example: 清真寺 (mosque).
Labrang monastery, Tibetan: bLa-brang bkra-shis-'khyil, in Xiahe county 夏河縣|夏河县[Xia4 he2 xian4], Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet