僧人 | sēng rén | monk | |
高僧 | gāo sēng | a senior monk | |
僧尼 | sēng ní | (Buddhist) monks and nuns | |
僧俗 | sēng sú | laymen; laity | |
僧多粥少 | sēng duō zhōu shǎo | lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom); fig. not enough to go around; demand exceeds supply |
1 | Waiting for about ten minutes, an old monk came out and opened the door. Since at night, we were difficult to see him clearly. | |
2 | When Hu was six or seven years old, he asked his father and mother if he could become a monk. | |
3 | At that time, the old monk walked in. Finished enquiring of our living in the night, he said the breakfast are ready and asked us for eating. | |
4 | 'The monk seal species, I believe, is endangered . . . | |
5 | Indeed, scientists often give monk seals android-sounding names to reinforce the idea that the animals aren't human. |