Chinese word dictionary

喇嘛

lǎ ma · lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism

Word information

Simplified喇嘛
Traditional喇嘛
Pinyinlǎ ma
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 喇嘛

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