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wooden fish

noun

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 木魚／木鱼 (mùyú).

  1. derived from 木魚／木鱼

Definitions

  1. A wooden percussion instrument played by monks and lay people in the Mahayana Buddhist…

    A wooden percussion instrument played by monks and lay people in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition in China, Japan, Korea and other East Asian countries.

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