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三昧
sānmèi
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English DefinitionSamadhi (Buddhist term)
Simplified Script三昧
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinsānmèi
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄙㄢ ㄇㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)saam1mui6
Word Decomposition
三sānthree; 3; (Chinese surname)
昧mèito conceal; dark

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三角sānjiǎotriangle
Words With Same Tail Word    
暧昧àimèivague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
愚昧yúmèiignorant; uneducated; ignorance
冒昧màomèibold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of
拾金不昧shí jīn bù mèito pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
蒙昧méngmèiuncultured; uncivilized; God-forsaken; ignorant; illiterate
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