tì dù
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  • v.tonsure; become a Buddhist monk or nun; have one's head shaved upon entering monkhood or nunhood; shave/cut off the hair

    • tì dù chū jiā

      剃度出家

      be tonsured

    • tì dù wéi ní

      剃度

      take the tonsure and become a Buddhist nun

    • tì dù xiū xíng

      剃度修行

      have one's hair cut and become a Buddhist nun