English Explanatory Dictionary

wooden fish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

wooden fish wooden fishes

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 木魚／木鱼 (mùyú).

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