善男信女 — “Pious men and women”
善男信女 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Pious men and women”. Buddhist devotees (laymen and laywomen). Literally, “good men and believing women”.
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每逢初一十五，寺庙里总是挤满了前来烧香拜佛的善男信女。
Every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, the temple is always packed with pious men and women who come to burn incense and worship Buddha.
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- shàn善shàn善cóng从cháng长learn from others' strengths
- shàn善shàn善wù恶è恶Praise good, condemn evil
- shàn善shǐ始lìng令zhōng终Begin well, end well
- shàn善shǐ始shàn善zhōng终do well from start to finish
- shàn善wén文néng能wǔ武adept in both intellectual and practical skills
- shàn善yǒu有shàn善bào报Good deeds are rewarded
- shàn善yǒu有shàn善bào报，，è恶yǒu有è恶bào报Good rewarded, evil punished
- shàn善qì气yíng迎rén人greet people with a kind attitude
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What does 善男信女 mean?
善男信女 (shàn nán xìn nǚ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Pious men and women”.
How do you pronounce 善男信女?
善男信女 is pronounced shàn nán xìn nǚ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 善男信女 literally mean?
Literally, 善男信女 means “good men and believing women”. It is used to mean “Pious men and women”.
What is the Chinese definition of 善男信女?
佛教用语。原指皈依佛法的男女。后泛指信仰佛教的男男女女。