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Expression Profile · chi-zhai-nian-fo
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吃斋念佛

chī zhāi niàn fó
📊 Corpus Indexed: 2 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom

[Authentic Cinema Evidence Base]

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老来了吃斋念佛
00:02
老来了 吃斋念佛

(本宫前半生杀戮太多) ── Previous context

“Only in my later years, through prayer and penance,”

《逐玉》 · 30:40
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在佛前为李家祈福
00:03
在佛前为李家祈福

(唯有吃斋念佛 终此一生) ── Previous context

“to pray for the Li family before Buddha.”

《家业》 · 37:04
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