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方丈

Pronunciation: /fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

“方丈” is a Chinese word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. square with side length of 1 zhang
  2. a square-zhang table full of food; plentiful food
  3. residence of Buddhist abbots, including the bedroom and its accessory facilities
  4. Buddhist abbot
  5. narrow-minded person; petty person

classifier

  1. Classifier for the number of areas covered by a square of side length 1 zhang.

proper noun

  1. a mystical mountain island in the sea

Etymology

; “narrow-minded person”

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