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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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Words With Same Head Word    
三明治sān míng zhìsandwich (loanword)
三角形sānjiǎo xíngtriangle
三角sānjiǎotriangle
三番五次sān fān wǔ cìover and over again (idiom)
三个sāngèthree
Words With Same Tail Word    
愚昧yúmèiignorant; uneducated
暧昧àimèivague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
冒昧màomèibold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of
暗昧ànmèiobscure; remaining unenlightened
蒙昧méngmèiuncultured; uncivilized; God-forsaken; ignorant; illiterate
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