monk

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in Vietnamese Sĩ quan tu / Tu sĩ nam

BrE /mɒŋk/ AmE /mɑːŋk/

noun en → vi

1 RELIGIOUS PERSON [zero] B1

Sĩ quan tu / Tu sĩ nam

a man who lives in a religious community or alone, following rules that are based on the teachings of his religion and usually promising to be celibate and poor

Collocations monk of a religious order · a Buddhist monk

  • He became a monk at the age of 20.

    Ông ấy đã trở thành một tu sĩ khi mới 20 tuổi.

2 ANIMAL [zero] B1

Chồn cáo / Khỉ chồn

a small brown monkey with a long tail, found in parts of Asia and Africa

Collocations monk monkey · a troop of monk

  • The zoo has a new species of monk.

    Vườn thú có một loài khỉ chồn mới.