数珠念佛 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name

Character by character

• 数shǔcount, number, several
• 珠zhūgem, jewel, pearl, precious stone
• 念niànto think of, to recall; to study
• 佛fóBuddha; Buddhist

Idioms sharing a character

• 一夕数惊 yī xī shù jīng
• 不计其数 bù jì qí shù
• 劫数难逃 jié shù nán táo
• 天文数字 tiān wén shù zì
• 如数家珍 rú shǔ jiā zhēn
• 寥寥可数 liáo liáo kě shǔ
• 屈指可数 qū zhǐ kě shǔ
• 心里有数 xīn lǐ yǒu shù
• 恒河沙数 Héng hé shā shù
• 擢发难数 zhuó fà nán shǔ

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