头香 (頭香) tóuxiāng
tóuxiāng
noun
the first stick of incense placed in the censer
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
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Notes: Believed to bring good luck especially during festivities; the first reply to a blog post etc (CC-CEDICT '頭香')
Contained in
- 烧头香(燒頭香) to burn the first stick of incense ; to burn the first incense
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- Lecture 6: Buddhist Etiquettes and Rites 第六講．佛門禮法 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》 — count: 4
- Chapter 29: My Approach to Questions and Answers 【二十九說】我對問題的回答 Hear Me Out: Messages from a Humble Monk 《貧僧有話要說》 — count: 4
- Burning the First Stick of Incense 燒頭香 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 8 - Where do Blessings Come From? 《迷悟之間(八)福報哪裡來》 — count: 2
- Hsing Yun Diary 22 - Opening the Door to the Mind: Sources of Suffering 星雲日記22～打開心門 苦的根源(1993/4/1～1993/4/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 1