南无

南無

nāmó

interjection

Meanings

HSK 7-9

她跪在佛像前，轻声念着“南无观世音菩萨”。

Tā guì zài fóxiàng qián, qīngshēng niàn zhe " nāmó Guānshìyīn Púsà ".

She knelt before the statue, softly chanting 'Namo Guanyin Bodhisattva'.

HSK 7-9

寺里的僧人齐声念诵“南无释迦牟尼佛”。

Sì lǐ de sēngrén qíshēng niànsòng " nāmó Shìjiāmóuní Fó ".

The monks of the temple chanted together, 'Namo Shakyamuni Buddha'.

mistakes

Read it nāmó, never nánwú: the two characters only spell the sound of Sanskrit namo, 'homage, I take refuge'. The chant heard most often is 南无阿弥陀佛.

南 nán

无 wú