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prayer wheel

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈprayer wheel noun [countable]  RRa drum-shaped object with prayers on it or inside it, which Tibetan Buddhists turn on a pole as a way of praying 〔藏传佛教徒所用的刻有祈祷文的〕转经筒,祈祷轮
ˈprayer wheel nounChineseSyllable


prayer wheel
ˈprayer wheel noun [countable]
a drum-shaped object with prayers on it or inside it, which Tibetan Buddhists turn on a pole as a way of praying


prayer wheelBrE /ˈpreə wiːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈprer wiːl/ 🔊 noun (in Tibetan Buddhism 藏传佛教) an object that is turned as a way of saying a prayer or meditating 转经筒(转动经筒即表示诵经或冥思)