出家 [－－]

Jyutping ceot1 gaa1
Pinyin chū jiā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    指出​離​家庭​生活​，​專心​修行​，​泛指​做​和尚​、​尼姑​；​但​其實​唔​一定​限​於​佛教
    to leave family life and fully devote oneself to spiritual work; usually refers to becoming a monk, but it is not necessarily limited to Buddhism
    • 失戀之後，佢決定出家做和尚。
      失恋之后，佢决定出家做和尚。
      sat1 lyun2 zi1 hau6, keoi5 kyut3 ding6 ceot1 gaa1 zou6 wo4 soeng2
      After his break-up, he decided to become a monk.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, intransitive, verb-object
    to leave home to become monk or nun
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    汤姆(Tom)决定出家为僧。
    湯姆(Tom)決定出家為僧。
    tāng mǔ (tom) jué dìng chū jiā wèi sēng 。
    • Tom decided to become a monk.
    • Tom has decided to become a monk.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    失恋之后，佢决定出家做和尚。
    失戀之後，佢決定出家做和尚。
    sat1 lyun2 zi1 hau6, keoi5 kyut3 ding6 ceot1 gaa1 zou6 wo4 soeng2
    • After his break-up, he decided to become a monk.
  2. Cantonese
    出家人四大皆空。
    出家人四大皆空。
    ceot1 gaa1 jan4 sei3 daai6 gaai1 hung1.
    • Buddhist monastics live beyond worldliness.